FINAL CAD DRAWING BEFORE BLUE PRINTS
Veteran's Helping Hands Project is setting up a Tiny House manufacturing facility located in Rapid City, South Dakota for our homeless veterans. The plan is to hire veterans from the VA's Compensated Work Therapy Program to build the homes under journeyman supervisors in order to get the participating veterans new job skills to be used in life. We feel that this will allow the veterans to assimilate back into society with new found reasons for living. The goal is to give the veterans up to (3) new job skills, ie. Electrical, plumbing, welding, and construction industry skills, and we have already talked to Western Dakota Technical school and the electrical and plumbing departments are on board to add the home wiring and plumbing to their curriculum so the veteran, while going to school, will build his own home.
We haven't heard of another non-profit taking this route to help with the homeless problem, so If you are looking for a different way to help the vet and say "thank you for your service" this might be the way to help by donating towards building one of these homes
We will be posting monthly how many veterans we have helped get into housing.
The above will give you an idea of where we are going with design
Some of the ideas to help are: Help build the walls to include the wrap and siding = $1,090.00
Help with the prefab rafters = $474.10
Doors and windows = $723.00
Vinyl flooring = $428.00
Roofing to include OSB, and shingles = $409.10
Interior wallboard (Hacienda) = $713.00
ceiling is 1X8X14' car siding = $376.00
Bathroom to include shower, sink, etc. = $710.00
Kitchen appliances, microwave, refrigerator, range = $689.00
Kitchen cabinets to include sink = $950.00
Whirlpool stackable washer/dryer = $1147.00
If you can help with any one if these, we will let you know who is being placed in the house you helped with, along with pictures if the vet is willing.
This page will stay in an active mode of flux since, as things move on, things change and come more into focus allowing us to see the mission with more clarity.
Our first home is going to Eagle Butte, South Dakota on the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation by June 1st, and the Coalition of Native American Housing which is a council of members from all (8) Reservations in South Dakota is waiting to see how the whole process goes. After that the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation looks like they will be getting housing for their homeless veterans.
We have settled on a name for the Tiny home project: Operation VSAC which stands for Veterans Service & Assistance Coalition.
WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO FUND THIS BIG PROJECT! ALL OF THE PROFITS WILL GO BACK INTO THE NON-PROFIT TO BUILD MORE HOMES FOR THE VETS.
New progress update as of February 8, 2021: It looks like we will start building homes in August, 2021 by Ellsworth AFB
We are looking for funding to cover rent $21,000 per year, cost to build the first one around $43,000, and it looks like BLACK HILLS HOMEBUILDER'S ASSOCIATION is covering the veterans on the tools needed for them to build the houses. THANKS BLACK HILLS HOMEBUILDERS. THEY REALLY HAVE A HEART TO HELP OUR VETERANS WITH "WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT".
NEW UPDATE! A LANDOWNER FROM HOT SPRINGS HAS DONATED 2 ACRES OF LAND FOR THE FACTORY AND A LONG TERM LEASE FOR LAND TO BUILD HOMES ON!
IF YOU HELP THROUGH DONATIONS, PLEASE GO TO THE DONATE PAGE AND DONATE. WE ARE USING SQUARE.
Veteran's Helping Hands Project is setting up a Tiny House manufacturing facility located in Rapid City, South Dakota for our homeless veterans. The plan is to hire veterans from the VA's Compensated Work Therapy Program to build the homes under journeyman supervisors in order to get the participating veterans new job skills to be used in life. We feel that this will allow the veterans to assimilate back into society with new found reasons for living. The goal is to give the veterans up to (3) new job skills, ie. Electrical, plumbing, welding, and construction industry skills, and we have already talked to Western Dakota Technical school and the electrical and plumbing departments are on board to add the home wiring and plumbing to their curriculum so the veteran, while going to school, will build his own home.
We haven't heard of another non-profit taking this route to help with the homeless problem, so If you are looking for a different way to help the vet and say "thank you for your service" this might be the way to help by donating towards building one of these homes
We will be posting monthly how many veterans we have helped get into housing.
The above will give you an idea of where we are going with design
Some of the ideas to help are: Help build the walls to include the wrap and siding = $1,090.00
Help with the prefab rafters = $474.10
Doors and windows = $723.00
Vinyl flooring = $428.00
Roofing to include OSB, and shingles = $409.10
Interior wallboard (Hacienda) = $713.00
ceiling is 1X8X14' car siding = $376.00
Bathroom to include shower, sink, etc. = $710.00
Kitchen appliances, microwave, refrigerator, range = $689.00
Kitchen cabinets to include sink = $950.00
Whirlpool stackable washer/dryer = $1147.00
If you can help with any one if these, we will let you know who is being placed in the house you helped with, along with pictures if the vet is willing.
This page will stay in an active mode of flux since, as things move on, things change and come more into focus allowing us to see the mission with more clarity.
Our first home is going to Eagle Butte, South Dakota on the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation by June 1st, and the Coalition of Native American Housing which is a council of members from all (8) Reservations in South Dakota is waiting to see how the whole process goes. After that the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation looks like they will be getting housing for their homeless veterans.
We have settled on a name for the Tiny home project: Operation VSAC which stands for Veterans Service & Assistance Coalition.
WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO FUND THIS BIG PROJECT! ALL OF THE PROFITS WILL GO BACK INTO THE NON-PROFIT TO BUILD MORE HOMES FOR THE VETS.
New progress update as of February 8, 2021: It looks like we will start building homes in August, 2021 by Ellsworth AFB
We are looking for funding to cover rent $21,000 per year, cost to build the first one around $43,000, and it looks like BLACK HILLS HOMEBUILDER'S ASSOCIATION is covering the veterans on the tools needed for them to build the houses. THANKS BLACK HILLS HOMEBUILDERS. THEY REALLY HAVE A HEART TO HELP OUR VETERANS WITH "WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT".
NEW UPDATE! A LANDOWNER FROM HOT SPRINGS HAS DONATED 2 ACRES OF LAND FOR THE FACTORY AND A LONG TERM LEASE FOR LAND TO BUILD HOMES ON!
IF YOU HELP THROUGH DONATIONS, PLEASE GO TO THE DONATE PAGE AND DONATE. WE ARE USING SQUARE.
