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Helping U.S. veterans with critical home repairs

Housing challenges facing veterans

Nearly 4 million U.S. veterans pay at least 30% of their income toward housing; more than 1.5 million pay at least 50%.

Nearly half of U.S. veterans who are single mothers spend more than 30% of their income on housing.

Older veterans are more likely than civilians to have a disability — 35% versus 28% — which may require home modifications, healthcare and other supportive services as they age.

Veteran home repairs and construction

Wondering how to get home repairs for veterans through Habitat for Humanity? Learn more about the Habitat veterans’ programs that provide assistance to veterans and their families.

Habitat for Humanity’s Repair Corps program

The Repair Corps program assists U.S. military veterans with critical home repairs. Learn what a critical home repair is and what types of work are included.

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Veterans Build

Find out how you can help us provide volunteer, homeownership and employment opportunities to U.S. veterans, military service members and their families.

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Critical home repair assistance for aging veterans

Lisa Groendal-Fitchena remembers growing up in the house where her parents still live in Wyoming, Michigan. Her mother, Loretta, and father, Leon, a World War II veteran, were struggling to keep up with home repairs, and their children were struggling to keep the pair in their home of half a century.

“It’s been a challenge,” says Lisa. “We’ve done as much as we can, with as many resources as we can find, to keep them in this house.”

Fortunately, Lisa learned how to help veterans with housing needs through Habitat for Humanity’s Repair Corps program.

Thanks to generous donations from The Home Depot Foundation, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Kent County, Repair Corps teams and volunteers were able to make the home safer and more comfortable for Lisa’s parents with a new furnace, an exterior ramp, replacement windows, insulation in the basement and new plumbing and electrical work in parts of the home.

“We’re so grateful for all these improvements,” says Lisa. “It’s great to see that there are companies and people out there really looking out for the veterans that have served our country.”