Village Of Tiny Homes Set Up For Homeless Veterans

May 26, 2020 by apost team

One small village in Canada is making a gigantic impact on the minds and hearts of onlookers. The village is for homeless Canadian veterans. Its setup isn’t to just afford a tiny home with a warm bed, either; this village is specifically designed to reproduce what soldiers know and feel confident so they can feel enabled to move forward in their lives as civilians.

Calgary in the western Canadian providence of Alberta has frigid winters that are far from hospitable to the homeless. While veterans have honorably served to protect their homelands, they often return to that homeland with no physical home to call their own. Whether it be because of physical injury or mental instability, there are an array of reasons why it happens. Yet, none of these reasons is an excuse to forget the men and women who’ve so selflessly given to us all. One organization is working to change the status quo. They’re constructing tiny villages of homes specially made for homeless veterans.

Dave Howard, President of the Homes For Heroes Foundation, says that the foundation was started to end the epidemic of veteran homelessness, and that’s just what the village project is achieving. It may be small and have tiny homes, but the impact is certainly huge.

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Along with other organizations, Homes For Heroes, has managed to build a fully-functioning village designed specifically for vets. It offers wrap-around services to ensure each vet has access to the care they need. Each interconnected, tiny home moderately accommodates an ex-serviceman or ex-servicewoman.

The goal is more than housing and outside care. It’s about a like-minded community, which offers vets a chance to unite, interact, socialize, and support one another in the same manner as they have been accustomed to within a military unit. Whether it’s family, friends, or the public, it can often be hard for returned veterans to interact and connect with others, particularly when they’re suffering from disorders like PTSD.

Each home in the village is also bringing about public awareness and remembrance for those service members who didn’t make it home. A different fallen soldier’s name, such as the O’Quinn House, Stock House, and the Hornburg House, appears as a tribute and namesake on each of the homes. Howard says the hope is that others can better remember there’s often a price to pay for freedom.

General Stephen Lacroix of the 3rd Canadian Division, Canadian Armed forces, says the setup of the village offers Canadian veterans the unique environment of being neighbors with fellow airmen, seamen, and so forth. The village members can benefit from each other’s experiences, knowledge, and support.

What a great example of giving back to the veterans who’ve given so much toward their fellow man, right? Do you know of an outstanding veterans project in your area? Leave us your thoughts and shoutouts in the comment section, and don’t forget to pass this project along to others for inspiration.