The Reason to Give to Injured Veterans During the Holidays

| By Lisa Duffy
Categories: Blog, Fundraising, Home
Months into his first deployment in Afghanistan, Army Specialist Blaine Sullivan lost his left leg in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast. Stateside, he was faced with the challenge of raising his toddler son in a house not suited to his needs. “Small hallways. Small doors. Small kitchen. The floorboards and the doorways paid the …

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Give the perfect gift this holiday season

| By Lisa Duffy
Categories: Blog, Home
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Are you looking for the perfect gift for a loved one who shares your commitment to supporting Veterans who bravely served our country? Making a donation in their honor is a meaningful way to show your appreciation toward them while supporting our mission of building and donating specially adapted custom homes for severely injured post-9/11 …

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HFOT Reflects on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

| By Lisa Duffy
Categories: Blog, Home
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On August 23, 1994, the United States Congress designated December 7th as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day to honor those who lost their lives in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941—a day President Franklin Roosevelt called “a date that will live in infamy.” Today, all American flags should be flown at half-staff …

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Support Veteran-Owned Small Businesses this Holiday Season

| By Lisa Duffy
Categories: Home, Uncategorized
Rebuilding Lives is the most important aspect of HFOT’s mission. We stay in contact with our Veterans after home delivery, provide a pro-bono financial planner for three years, and assist in homeownership education, household budgeting, and planning to ensure our Veterans are set up for long-term success. The mortgage-free custom homes we provide enable Veterans …

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Happy Thanksgiving from Homes For Our Troops

| By Lisa Duffy
Categories: Blog, Home, Uncategorized
Army Sergeant Odin Ayala was on his third deployment when he lost both of his legs in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Sept. 14, 2011. In early December of 2013, just one week after the Thanksgiving holiday, Odin and his wife, Claudia, were recipients of an HFOT specially adapted custom home, …

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