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Homes For Our Troops
Homes for Our Troops raises donations of money, professional building labor, and building materials from manufacturers to build specially adapted homes for our most severely wounded soldiers coming home with life-altering injuries and disabilities.
OUR CFC# 12525
Description:
Each home is built to accommodate the specific veteran and when complete, donated to them. This enables the veteran to focus on his / her recovery and to start rebuilding their lives.
Volunteer Positions Include"
General Office Assistance / Phone Support
Event Staffing
Event Support Services (Food, Rental Equipment, Graphic Design, Printing)
Database and data entry
Professional construction labor
Key Volunteer Staff
-Community Dinner Coordinator
-Food Coordinator for Build Brigade
-Fundraising Coordinator (Local project specific)
-Street Team Leader
-Community Liaison
-Videography
-Photographer
-Video Editing Services
PR/Marketing Assistance
History:
Homes for Our Troops was founded in 2004 after John Gonsalves, a contractor from Massachusetts saw a new article on the news about a Army National Guardsman who had returned from the war in Iraq as a double amputee. Wanting to find an organization where he could donate his labor and expertise to build or remodel a home for returning soldiers, he quickly found that there was no such organization. He then founded Homes for Our Troops.
Since its inception, Homes for Our Troops has completed 41 specially adapted home building projects for our severely injured veterans and 30 more projects around the country in various stages.
The organization is always in search of donations of funds, professional services, building materials, and key volunteers to help them accomplish their mission to rebuild the lives of our severely injured service members.
Contact person: Stephen Keohane, Volunteer Manager, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (508) 823-5411
Address:
Web Site: http://www.homesforourtroops.org
Directions:
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From route 495 Take the RT-24 S exit 7B to Fall River - go 3.4 mi 7. 7. Take the US-44 W exit 13B to Taunton - go 0.3 mi 8. 8. Bear right at Cape Hwy/New State Hwy -. . . (more) |
Miscellaneous Information
| What is the type of the agency? |
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501(c)(3)
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| Does the agency conduct CORI checks? |
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No
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| Last updated on May 26, 2009 |
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