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Serving Those
Habitat for Humanity Helps
Veterans with Needed
Renovation Projects
Who Have
Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity (GSHFH) homeowner and local veteran Max needed help. The colonial home he purchased in the McKnight neighborhood in 2002 had become a hindrance.
Served
Max suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and rheumatoid arthritis, which makes climbing stairs to the second-floor bedrooms challenging. He expressed his concerns to Habitat, and together, they discovered a solution. Habitat, through its Veterans Build Home Preservation program, is building a downstairs bed- room and bathroom for the veteran and his wife, Gloria.
Veterans Build is a national Habitat for Humanity initiative that provides housing solu- tions and volunteer and employment opportunities for U.S. veterans, military service members, and their families. The program serves limited-income homeowners who are affected by age, disability, or family circumstances and struggle to maintain the condition and utility of their homes.
Habitat for Humanity’s Veterans Build initiative has helped many veterans stay in their homes through repair and renovation projects.