Homes For Our Troops
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Homes For Our Troops is a non-profit organization
that was founded in 2004. It was named Top Rated Charity by the American Institute of Philanthropy
. They are strongly committed to helping the men and women who fight for the United States of America. They are geared more toward servicemen
and women who are severely injured and helping their immediate families. The houses can be built from scratch or a pre-existing home can be made handicapped-accessible
for the soldier. There is no cost to the veterans for building these homes. To make the project a success, donations of money, building supplies, and professional help are raised.
, John had 20 years experience in the construction field. The September 11 attacks changed his life. Like many others, he would sit and listen to the nightly news about our troops returning home with severe head trauma or that they had lost a limb or their vision. He knew that something had to be done and Homes For Our Troops was born.
http://www.homesforourtroops.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AboutHFOT
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
that was founded in 2004. It was named Top Rated Charity by the American Institute of Philanthropy
American Institute of Philanthropy
The American Institute of Philanthropy is a 501 nonprofit organization, created in the United States by Daniel Borochoff in 1992, to provide information about charities' financial efficiency, accountability, governance, and fundraising. Its official website is known as...
. They are strongly committed to helping the men and women who fight for the United States of America. They are geared more toward servicemen
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
and women who are severely injured and helping their immediate families. The houses can be built from scratch or a pre-existing home can be made handicapped-accessible
Accessibility
Accessibility is a general term used to describe the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to as many people as possible. Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity...
for the soldier. There is no cost to the veterans for building these homes. To make the project a success, donations of money, building supplies, and professional help are raised.
Founder
Homes For Our Troops was founded by John Gonsalves. Before he founded the charityCharitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
, John had 20 years experience in the construction field. The September 11 attacks changed his life. Like many others, he would sit and listen to the nightly news about our troops returning home with severe head trauma or that they had lost a limb or their vision. He knew that something had to be done and Homes For Our Troops was born.
http://www.homesforourtroops.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AboutHFOT