Purple Heart Homes builds accessible home for veteran on National Mall
Purple Heart Homes builds house for veteran on National Mall
Purple Heart Homes is building a house for a veteran on the National Mall.
WASHINGTON - The organization Purple Heart Homes is partnering on a special build to construct a house for a veteran on the National Mall.
What we know:
From now through Oct. 5, Purple Heart Homes is constructing a fully accessible modular home by 7th Street and Madison Avenue. The completed house will be presented to 76-year-old Marine Corp veteran James Taylor in Glasgow, Virginia.
The group is inviting anyone visiting Washington, D.C., from the local area or around the country to come help work on the build.
Purple Heart Homes was founded in 2008 by two combat-wounded veterans who joined forces to provide safe, barrier-free housing solutions to qualified veterans.
Purple Heart Homes builds accessible home for veteran on National Mall
"We're going to help a veteran out in need," said Executive Director of Purple Heart Homes, Steven Johnson. "He's coming from homelessness, and now he's going to have his own home here in seven days. So it's such a blessing to be here on the nation's front lawn and do this in front of everybody."
By Tuesday evening, the group had the roof and walls of the home up. On Wednesday, they will start with wiring and plumbing in the interior of the home.
Over nearly 20 years, the organization has completed more than 1,800 projects serving service-connected disabled and senior veterans across the country.
Fox Corporation and Fox Sports are partners in the effort through the Fox Sports Supports social impact program. The wider Fox Sports family has been participating in similar builds all year long, including constructing ramps to bring mobility to heroes with mobility challenges.
More information is available at PurpleHeartHomesUSA.org.
The Source: Information in this article comes from Purple Heart Homes and Fox Sports Supports.