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40th Annual Housing Person of the Year Gala Housing America's Heroes Date: Thursday, June 21, 2012 Location: National Building Museum
Annual Policy Symposium Coming Home: Framing the Housing Challenges Date: Friday, June 22, 2012 Location: Grand Hyatt Washington Help us spread the word! Share your favorite Gala memories on our Facebook page and on Twitter using #housingheroes
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2012 Honorees
Honoring those who serve our heroes This year, the Gala will highlight more than just the work of our great honorees. In the interest of shining a light on many of the great organizations meeting the housing needs of America's heroes and getting the affordable housing community truly engaged in working to house veterans and provide needed services, we'll show great veterans' housing organizations across the country, big and small. Check back for the newest Profiles in Service as new groups will be featured regularly.
Sentinels of Freedom San Ramon, Calif.
Sentinels of Freedom assists severely wounded/permanently disabled Veterans in their efforts to become productive, self‐sufficient, integrated members of their local communities upon their return to civilian life. Sentinels of Freedom's four-pronged approach to giving disabled veterans a shot at a new life begins with rental assistance, bridging the gap of waiting months for disability payments to begin and providing a secure launchpad for a new career. Then, through mentoring, assistance with post-secondary education and employment assistance, Sentinels of Freedom program graduates go on to lead prosperous, stable lives. More than 90 veterans have been served by the program. Progra Center for Veterans Issues Milwaukee, Wis.
For photos and more information, visit CVIvet.org.
Homes for Our Troops Taunton, Mass.
Homes for Our Troops is a national nonprofit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2004. Strongly committed to helping those who have selflessly defended our country and have returned home since September 11, 2001, with serious disabilities and injuries, Homes for Our Troops is proud to assist severely injured veterans and their immediate families by raising donations of money, building materials and professional labor and coordinating the process of building a specially adapted home that provides maximum freedom of movement and the ability to live more independently. The homes provided by Homes for Our Troops are given at no cost to the veterans the organization serves. An eligible veteran or service member may receive a Veterans Administration Specially Adapted Housing Grant up to a maximum amount of $63,780; Homes for Our Troops’ assistance covers all costs over and above this grant to ensure that the home is provided free of charge to the recipient. To date, Homes for Our Troops has completed 110 home build projects and are scheduled to hand over the keys to number 111 very soon. Homes for Our Troops has provided these specially-adapted homes to numerous veterans from all branches of the military. The majority of homes are built from the ground up, but in some cases, especially in areas with very high land costs, it is more cost effective to buy an existing home and renovate it with the special modifications needed as dictated by the particular disabilities and injuries of the veteran. As quoted by former President George W. Bush, “Homes for Our Troops’ efforts are a wonderful example of the great compassion of Americans.” Learn more about Homes for Our Troops at HomesforOurTroops.org.
Purple Heart Homes Statesville, N.C.
Established in 2008, Purple Heart Homes is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing personalized housing solutions for Service Connected Disabled Veterans and their families. Purple Heart Homes was founded by Purple Heart recipients John Gallina and Dale Beatty, both of whom were severely injured when the vehicle they were riding in hit an anti-tank mine — resulting in an explosion that left Beatty a double amputee below the knees and Gallina with serious head and back trauma. Recognizing a need, Purple Heart Homes was born. Its mission — to provide personalized housing solutions for disabled veterans of all conflicts that are substantial in function, design and quality. Currently, Purple Heart Homes has three programs in place—each designed to specifically address the injuries and personal needs of veterans in the most important place of all — their homes. For more information about Purple Heart Homes, online donations, and applications for assistance, please visit PurpleHeartHomesUSA.org. To view photos and learn about events, please visit www.facebook.com/PurpleHeartHomes. More Coming Soon! |
Send us a profile of a veterans' housing organization to highlight 2012 Gala Sponsors Gala Sponsorship packages are available now! Click here to support the affordable housing event of the year. Complete information 40th Annual Gala
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For more information on our annual Gala and other NHC events, contact Leah Logan at (202) 466-2121, Ext. 221, or llogan@nhc.org. |
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Most recently, CVI opened its multi-award-winning Veterans Manor, a 52-unit permanent housing facility in Milwaukee. Veterans Manor is the first facility of its kind in the nation to be developed using tax credit financing. The organic farming program on the premises won the 2012 TEDxManhattan Challenge and was the focus of a 
