Veterans Build is Habitat for Humanity’s national initiative to provide housing solutions along with volunteer and employment opportunities to U.S. veterans, military service members and their families. Habitat for Humanity of Wausau recently became a Veterans Build affiliate, pledging to build, educate, employ, engage and/or honor area veterans.
As our first Veteran Build project, Habitat for Humanity of Wausau assembled and distributed Home Maintenance & Safety Kits for veterans in our community, working with the American Legion Montgomery-Plant-Dudley Post 10 in Wausau to identify veterans most in need. In collaboration, the organizations assembled and delivered the kits during “She Served Week” in September 2021 to engage and honor veterans in our community and to thank them for their service.
2022 Veteran’s Build Projects
Veterans helping Veterans is at the heart of the Veterans Build program. Through this program, local veterans volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of Wausau to assist area veterans in need. American Legion Post 10 and Habitat for Humanity of Wausau partnered to provide funding and resources to help a local Veteran with repairs to his garage door. His garage door needed major repair, but limited mobility and a fixed income prevented him from repairing the issue on his own.
His property was in violation of city ordinance and incurring fines. The Veterans Build program coordinated the veteran volunteers to clean out his garage and prepare it for a new door. Habitat for Humanity of Wausau provided the funds for a new garage door and its installation. The American Legion Post #10 provided the dumpster as part of this collaboration.
Veteran’s Weekly Cup of Coffee
Habitat for Humanity of Wausau had the pleasure of joining Veterans Weekly Cup of Coffee in November 2021 to thank the 58 attending veterans for their service to our country and to treat them to a cup of coffee and a piece of pie. It was such a great opportunity to meet these amazing veterans and hear their stories! Several of our Habitat volunteers who are also veterans joined us and thanks to all veterans for your service and sacrifice!
2021 Veteran’s Build Projects
Habitat for Humanity of Wausau had the pleasure of joining Veterans Weekly Cup of Coffee in November 2021 to thank the 58 attending veterans for their service to our country and to treat them to a cup of coffee and a piece of pie. It was such a great opportunity to meet these amazing veterans and hear their stories! Several of our Habitat volunteers who are also veterans joined us and thanks to all veterans for your service and sacrifice!
