HomeAid Colorado Gives Colorado's Female Veterans a Place to Call Home

DENVER, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- No one deserves to be homeless, but it seems especially unfair to see those who have served our country in the military without a permanent roof over their heads. As we recognize our soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice this coming Memorial Day, we also want to celebrate this Tuesday, May 24, 2011 the completion of a home that will house up to 5 female veterans and their children.

Their reasons for being homeless are varied, but their need for a place to call home is the same. HomeAid Colorado, a non-profit organization that builds quality homes for the temporarily homeless, worked with Wonderland Homes and Volunteers of America (VOA) to build this home, specifically designed to house and treat at-risk female veterans and their children.

The home in Denver's Mayfair neighborhood is the first of three VOA homes to be built and will house four veterans, each of whom are in need of a home along with a support system to help them get back on their feet. A dedication and reception ceremony for the new home will take place at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2011.

The home was completed with ongoing support from HomeAid Colorado, Wonderland Homes, and generous donors of Volunteers of America. Bank of America provided grant money to help with the construction and the Veterans Administration has provided logistical support to ensure the finished home would meet the needs of the vulnerable homeless veteran population. HomeAid Colorado identified the home's construction team and was involved with the project supervision and oversight. Sub-contractors, laborers and other vendors donated more than $100,000 in in-kind products and services. Wonderland also achieved an energy star score of 65, which means the home is 35 percent more efficient than a normal home per Denver homebuilding codes. HomeAid could not have completed this project without the support of all its donors and partners.

"We're excited to see this project come to fruition and see the hard work and collaboration pay off with a facility that helps Colorado's heroes and their families," said Laura Brayman, HomeAid Colorado's executive director. "The VOA home serves as a model for veterans' housing programs nationwide, and we are proud to be a part of this project."

This home is HomeAid's 41st project, putting the non-profit's total bed count at 269. HomeAid Colorado, the official charity of the Colorado Association of Homebuilders, works directly with Colorado's builders and non-profit care providers to professionally build dignified housing for the state's transitionally homeless. Every HomeAid structure gives homeless men, women and children a stable place to rebuild their lives. And once people are able to move on to permanent housing, HomeAid homes continue to serve other homeless individuals and families year after year.

Please contact Korisa Geiger at 303.394.2366 if you plan to send a reporter, photographer or camera crew to the dedication and reception. She will also provide you with the exact address of the home and can set up interviews with the veterans who will be moving into the home immediately following the dedication. For more information on HomeAid Colorado, visit www.hacolo.org.

SOURCE HomeAid Colorado