Our Homes Fit for Heroes program provides free apartments to wounded special operations warriors and their families. The purpose of our program is to go above and beyond what is provided by our government and treat these individuals with the respect and honor they deserve. They can certainly recover in a modest one bedroom studio with a kitchenette or a centrally located kitchen utilized by multiple families, which is typical of the military provided accommodations; however we think that they and their families deserve more comfortable accommodations for the sacrifices that they have made. They deserve to be treated with respect and allowed to recover in homes fit for heroes. By providing a comfortable home that includes a full kitchen and a full spectrum of amenities the wounded soldier and their family gain a sense of normalcy to their life that is very important to the mental and physical healing of the entire family unit.

The program also fills the housing gap for those soldiers that opt to receive treatment that is not approved by military health insurance. If treatment is not approved by military insurance the soldier is not authorized a per diem allowance which includes some funding for lodging. Therefore, the soldier not only has to maintain their primary household, but also bear the burden of secondary lodging expenses while they are receiving treatment which can last for several months depending on the severity of the injuries.

The soldiers we are supporting tend to consistently be at the tip of the US military sword and due to our limited resources we have decided to focus on those who most often find themselves in harm’s way. The US Special Operations warriors include but are not limited to SEALS, Green Berets, Rangers, JSOC, Night Stalkers and Delta Force. These are the folks protecting the freedoms that we so often take for granted.

Homes Fit for Heroes has formed a strategic relationship with US Special Operations Command and the Care Coalition. It is the Advocates of the SOCOM Care Coalition Recovery Program that source the wounded warriors to our program. There is no set limit on length of stay however; the timeframe is typically outlined prior to move in. During their stay, the soldiers are welcome to take advantage of all the amenities our community has to offer with the expectation that the soldier acts as an upstanding citizen and is respectful of the other members of our community-the very same expectation we have of all of our residents.