Pikes Peak Habitat Supports Our Veterans
We love our veterans! The strong military presence in El Paso County means Pikes Peak Habitat has the opportunity to work with a lot of veterans — as homeowners, as volunteers, as contractors, and as staff.
We are proud to participate in Veterans Build, Habitat for Humanity’s national initiative to provide housing solutions and volunteer and employment opportunities to U.S. veterans, military service members, and their families.
As an official Veterans Build affiliate with Habitat for Humanity International, Pikes Peak Habitat is part of a national effort to not only provide affordable housing solutions for men and women who have served but also join a larger voice advocating for the needs of our veterans and their families.
As a Veterans Build affiliate, we’re also committed to seeking more volunteer engagement from veteran groups as well as recruiting veterans for employment, internships, and other service opportunities.
Meet Our 6th Veterans Build Partner Family
Willie is a United States Army veteran who first moved to El Paso County in 1988, when he was stationed at Fort Carson. Back then, he recalls, Colorado Springs was much smaller—and different from how it is now. Austin Bluffs marked the edge of the city. Roads were so treacherous during the winters that “the military had to put chains on our tires,” he says, and “they had Piggly Wiggly on Academy.”
Learn About Our Work with Veterans
- Veterans Bond During Roof Deployment From our summer 2024 print newsletter
- Bill's Story: From Home Repair to ReStore Volunteer From our summer 2024 print newsletter
- Rampart Roofing Donates Roof for Veterans Build Fox 21 (July 22, 2024)
- Veteran Gets a New Roof Thanks to Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity Home Repair Program KRDO NewsChannel 13 (May 21, 2024)
- Peak Habitat Receives $49,189 Grant from Lowe’s to Repair Four Homes in El Paso County (PDF) Sept. 26, 2023
Local Army Veteran Picks up a Hammer and Helps Build Her New Home KOAA, July 25, 2023
Read more about Karmen, a local Army veteran, and her homeownership journey with Pikes Peak Habitat!
- Pikes Peak Habitat Repair Program Partners with Veterans Family blog post; May 22, 2023
As veterans, we served to protect and now we build for those who have served and protected our nation.
I love the concept of honoring our veterans that are continuing to serve, and in building a home they’re protecting -- whether they’re protecting another veteran or somebody who never served in the military, it doesn’t matter. A decent place to live is one of the best forms of protection a family can have.
-Dusty Last, ReStore volunteer coordinator and veteran
Are You A Veteran in Need of Affordable Homeownership or Home Repairs?
We serve veterans through our homeownership and home repair programs. Learn more!