BUILDING HOMES FOR HEROES INC
4584 AUSTIN BLVD, ISLAND PARK, NY 11558 www.buildinghomesforheroes.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE ORGANIZATION IS STRONGLY COMMITTED TO BUILDING HOMES AND REBUILDING LIVES AND SUPPORTING THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WERE INJURED WHILE SERVING THE COUNTRY DURING THE TIME OF THE WARS IN IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN. MOST NOTABLE, THE ORGANIZATION BUILDS OR MODIFIES HOMES, AND GIFTS THEM, MORTGAGE-FREE TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE FURTHER SUPPORT TO ASSIST OUR VETERANS ALONG THEIR ROAD FOR RECOVERY, INCLUDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MANAGE THE IMMENSE RESPONSIBILITIES OF HOMEOWNERSHIP. WE STRENGTHEN BONDS AND CAMARADERIE AMONG VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING OUR DEVELOPING TEAM BUILDING PROGRAMS, AND WE PROVIDE EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR WATERSHED, LIFE-CHANGING MOMENTS IN THE VETERANS' LIVES. BEYOND GIFTING HOMES, WE AIM TO GIVE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES HOPE FOR A MUCH BRIGHTER FUTURE AHEAD. IT'S TRULY OUR HONOR TO SUPPORT THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE LOYALLY AND COURAGEOUSLY SERVED OUR COUNTRY.

HOME AWARD PROGRAM -- BUILDING HOMES FOR HEROES CONSTRUCTS AND MODIFIES HOMES AND GIFTS THEM, MORTGAGE-FREE, TO OUR NATION'S MOST SEVERELY INJURED VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN 2018, WE LAUNCHED OUR NEWEST HOME CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE HELPING GOLD STAR FAMILIES. THESE MORTGAGE-FREE HOMES NOT ONLY HELP TO REMOVE THE FAMILY'S FINANCIAL BURDEN, BUT THEY ALSO HELP TO RESTORE THE INDIVIDUAL'S FREEDOM, AND ENABLE THE VETERAN TO LEAD A MORE INDEPENDENT AND PRODUCTIVE CIVILIAN LIFE. ALL HOMES WE GIFT ARE CUSTOMIZED AND BEAUTIFIED TO FIT THE NEEDS OF A PHYSICALLY OR PSYCHOLOGICALLY DISABLED VETERAN AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR DAY-TO-DAY QUALITY OF LIFE AND TO LEAD A HOPEFUL FUTURE AHEAD. WE GIFT THE HOME WITH A HEROES' WELCOME, FEATURING A HEARTFELT CEREMONY WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS HIGH HOPES GIFTING AND MODIFYING AS MANY AS 40 HOMES IN 2020, EQUAL TO MORE THAN ONE HOME EVERY 11 DAYS. WE'VE FOUND THAT THE GIFT OF A MORTGAGE-FREE HOME PROVIDES PERMANENT STABILITY AND A LIFE-CHANGING FOUNDATION FOR THE VETERAN TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS, PROFESSIONALLY, ACADEMICALLY AND RECREATIONALLY, THAT THEY MIGHT NEVER HAVE IMAGINED ACHIEVING FOLLOWING THEIR INJURIES.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE - BHH GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT OF FINANCIAL FREEDOM BY PROVIDING THE NEW - AND SOMETIMES FIRST-TIME-HOMEOWNERS - WITH THE APPROPRIATE ADVICE AND GUIDANCE NEEDED TO MAINTAIN HOME EXPENSES AND TO PLAN FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE. TO ACHIEVE THAT END, ALL HOME RECIPIENTS ARE PARTNERED WITH CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS TO ASSIST THEM THROUGH THEIR FINANCES AND HELP VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOCUS ON LIVING A HAPPY STRESS-FREE LIFE, WHILE ALSO LEARNING ABOUT INVESTING AND SAVING FOR THE FUTURE. WHEN EMERGENCY WATERSHED FUNDING IS REQUIRED, THE ORGANIZATION STEPS UP TO HANDLE SPECIAL CASES. THE EMERGENCY FUNDING CAN POSITIVELY IMPACT A MILITARY FAMILY DURING A TIME OF CRISIS. A MAJOR FOCUS OF THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAM IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF MINIMIZING OR ELIMINATING DEBT ENTIRELY, AND THE FREEDOM IT PROVIDES TO LIVE AN EVER MORE PROMISING FUTURE AHEAD WITH NEW OPPORTUNITIES NEVER BEFORE IMAGINED PRIOR TO THE GIFT OF A HOME. THIS PROGRAM HAS LED TO AN EXTREMELY PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF HOME MANAGEMENT AND SUCCESS WITH OUR FAMILIES.

TEAM BUILDING - BHH RECOGNIZES THE LIBERATING AND THERAPEUTIC IMPACT THAT RECREATION AND INTERACTION CAN HAVE ON A VETERAN'S RECOVERY. TO THAT END, WE HOST ANNUAL TEAM BUILDING EVENTS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN BONDS AND CAMARADERIE AMONG AN EVER GROWING NUMBER OF VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE CONFERENCE COMPRISES FAMILY FUN, INSPIRATIONAL ACTIVITIES, RECOGNIZABLE SUPPORT AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, GIVING OUR VETERANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REUNITE WITH THEIR FELLOW SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE STRUGGLED THROUGH SIMILAR ORDEALS, WHICH CAN BE A VERY HEALING EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURIES AS WELL AS THEIR PHYSICAL INJURIES. IT'S PART OF OUR GOAL TO HELP OUR VETERANS SUCCEED, WHICH WE ALSO ACCOMPLISH BY SUPPORTING VETERANS IN THEIR PARTICIPATION IN ATHLETICS, INCLUDING THE WARRIOR GAMES AND INVICTUS GAMES, AND WE SUPPORT SOME WHO HAVE REACHED NEW HEIGHTS IN OUTDOOR THERAPEUTIC ADVENTURES, INCLUDING CLIMBING THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS IN THE WORLD. FROM RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT RANGE FROM MODEST TO HIGHLY CHALLENGING, OUR PROGRAMS ARE GROWING BEAUTIFULLY.

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