Rockland's Businesses Have Huge Hearts For Veterans

The "Rockland Homes For Heroes" Not-For-Profit 501[C]3 Charity is just about finishing building 14 more permanent affordable supportive homes for homeless veterans on Western Highway in Tappan on the former historic Camp Shanks. About almost 3 years ago we applied to the New York State "Homeless Housing Assistance & Prevention Grant for housing-assistance-prevention" and we were awarded a Grant.

We also were gifted from many other Grants and contributions from many other sources. It included over $600,00o contributed from the Rockland County population. It all screamed help to us to add 14 new homes to the 8 we have operated for nearly a decade, which are so successful. Lives have been saved and turned around.

Well, the new homes are nearly ready to be occupied and everyone will be furnished with everything as is in our homes, everything, because our future tenants might arrive with only a backpack. Everything from a spoon to a brand new bed with a mattress, sheets, pillows...unlike some will have slept on the sidewalk. And there will be food in the refrigerator. It will be a HOME.

Where will money for all the furnishes/furniture come from ? Well, in alphabetical order:

Anchor Trading [$50,000], Cross Country Mortgage, [Nanuet] Home Depot, Keller Williams Valley Reality&Pearl River Saloon [$10,000], Raymour & Flanagan Furniture & Mattress Store [using discounts] , including furnishing from the store customers and individuals, families, veteran organizations and more, who can be see on our donor wall of our web site www.rocklandhomesforheoes.org

We are building lifetime beautiful homes in a lovely suburban community [not downtown] with fellow veterans as neighbors and comrades. We are saving lives.