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Carpenter's Place Veteran's Housing Program

Read the Rockford Register Star Article - June 10, 2008

Helping Homeless Veterans!

Through a special Veteran’s Administration program, we have an amazing opportunity to purchase a 3-bedroom brick ranch for $53,437.50!  HALF the market price! 

The only requisite is that we use it for housing homeless American Veterans.  We’re THRILLED to do that!  It will provide transitional housing for three Veterans at any one time, giving them a safe, secure place to call home----a place to get a fresh start and rebuild their lives here at home in the USA; here at home in Rockford, Illinois!

 Will you join us?  Will you make a donation to make this Veteran’s housing possible?

American military in the trenches far and wide long to return to the USA.When they do, it’s heartbreaking to see them without a place to call home; to see them “homeless” in our land of plenty.  The land they bravely defended.  Sadly, that’s the case for many American Veterans. Up to 400,000 Veterans are homeless in the USA annually!   

 We can’t help them all but we have the opportunity right here, right now to make a difference in the lives of homeless Veterans in Rockford.  A chance to say “thank you” in a very concrete way for the service they freely gave to our country. 

Do you want to do that?  Will you do that?

 Your donation of any size will be appreciated! 

EVERY DOLLAR DONATED WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THIS HOME FOR VETERANS IN ROCKFORD!  No agency administration or overhead expenses.  It will all be spent to provide a home for our homeless Rockford veterans!

If you have questions about this program or want to help in any other way, please call Carpenter's Place executive director, Kay Larrick at 815-964-4105, ext. 211.  Donations can be made by credit card on our donations page or mailed to:

Carpenter's Place

1149 Railroad Avenue

Rockford, Illinois  61104