--- title: Veterans Community Project Builds Tiny Homes for Homeless description: The Veterans Community Project, an inspirational organization is aiming to end homelessness for veterans by providing them with Tiny Houses. canonical: https://time.com/5138320/organization-veterans-community-project-builds-tiny-houses-for-homeless-veterans/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-14T16:04:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:25.641Z og:title: Homeless Vets Finally Go Home Thanks to This Organization og:description: Here's what you should know about Veterans Community Project og:url: https://time.com/5138320/organization-veterans-community-project-builds-tiny-houses-for-homeless-veterans/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcb85a762b39a1a56/6988fafb97cdff18b96b4351/veterans-tiny-houses.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: veterans-tiny-houses og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Homeless Vets Finally Go Home Thanks to This Organization twitter:description: Here's what you should know about Veterans Community Project twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcb85a762b39a1a56/6988fafb97cdff18b96b4351/veterans-tiny-houses.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Inspiring Organization Builds Tiny Houses for Homeless Veterans  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 14, 2018 4:04 PM UTC  Courtesy: Veterans Community Project  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 14, 2018 4:04 PM UTC While [veterans](http://time.com/collection-post/4969860/richard-casper-next-generation-leaders/) often put their lives on the line to serve their country and their fellow citizens while in service, it doesn’t mean that they don’t [face challenges](http://time.com/veteran-war-art-healing/) when they return to civilian life. Readjusting to society and being able to find the proper medical support and employment can prove to be a struggle for many veterans after leaving the service, leading to everyday struggles, including homelessness. In fact, homelessness for veterans is a problem that’s uncomfortably commonplace in the U.S.; according to the [National Coalition for Homeless Veterans](http://nchv.org/index.php/news/media/background%5Fand%5Fstatistics/), 11% of the adult homeless population is made up of vets in the country. One organization is aiming to end veteran homelessness, however, one tiny house at a time; the [Veterans Community Project](https://www.veteranscommunityproject.org/veterans-village) in Kansas City, MO. has started by building a “Veterans Village” of tiny houses for homeless vets in an empty lot in their city. The organization, which was founded by three veterans, has already completed 13 houses and plans to complete 37 additional units on the property before the year’s end. > [](https://twitter.com/VCP%5FHQ/status/956721715941343232) > [](https://twitter.com/VCP%5FHQ/status/946475110566912006) In an interview with [_KSHB_](https://www.kshb.com/news/national/homeless-veterans-getting-a-home-at-the-veterans-community-project-on-monday?page=2), co-founder Chris Stout said that he hopes that this Veterans Village will be just the start of the work that the Veterans Community Project will be doing to help those who have returned from service and are struggling. “I think everybody is going to prosper there and they’re going to thrive,” he said. “I want to be able to see it and be there for them. Let them know this is just the beginning of a ton of great things.” See the progress that Veterans Community Project is making above. 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