Volunteers paint 49 tiny homes for veterans in Kansas City
Nearly 100 volunteers with the Veterans Community Project and the Veterans United Foundation painted 49 tiny homes that give veterans a place to start again.
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Nearly 100 volunteers painted 49 tiny homes for veterans in Kansas City, KSHB reported. The Veterans Community Project and the Veterans United Foundation, which share a goal of ending veteran homelessness, organized the day. The houses are transitional housing, and the new color is part of making them ready.
Michael Stradford, a veteran volunteer, told the station he joined the National Guard to help people in need and that the paint day continues that work. Erik Morse, the board president, was also on site as the volunteers worked through the rows. The story is the paint and the homes, not a count of people already moved in.
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In Kansas City, Missouri, nearly 100 volunteers spent time painting 49 tiny homes for veterans. The houses are transitional housing, a small place of one's own while someone gets back on their feet. Two groups organized the work: the Veterans Community Project and the Veterans United Foundation. Michael Stradford, a veteran who volunteered, said he joined the National Guard because he wanted to help people in need, and the painting is another way to do that. Fresh paint is a small job with a clear result: the homes look ready for someone to move in.
- Why would a small house matter more than a bed in a big shared room?
- What can volunteers do on a build day if they are not professional painters?
- Who in your town might need a fresh start?
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