Groups join together to provide veteran housing in Houston

October 25, 2013

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The Home Depot Foundation has partnered with Houston volunteers and a group called Rebuilding Together-Houston to transform the homes of 20 veterans. As part of Home Depot's third annual Celebration of Service campaign, the volunteers planned a two-month push to finish the project, beginning in September and coming to a close on Veterans Day.

One of these veterans is Danny Britton, who served in the U.S. Air Force between 1964 and 1968. Since Hurricane Ike damaged his home in 2008, Britton has been unable to afford repairs. Health problems and a pacemaker implant surgery in 2011 required Britton to retire from his post-military position, according to The Home Depot Foundation.

The collaboration of the groups will renovate the interior and exterior of the Britton's home as well as the homes of other veterans this year. Since the Houston project started, eight homes have already been completed.

Unfortunately, many veterans face housing issues and health problems when they return home from duties. According to the Home Depot foundation, as many as 62,619 veterans were homeless in 2012.

Contact the Federal Savings Bank, a veteran owned bank, to explore affordable mortgage options for eligible veterans.