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Tunnel to Towers delivers 30 mortgage-free homes to Gold Star families on Veterans Day
The families receiving the homes represented nearly every branch of military service and spanned 22 states.
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation delivered 30 mortgage-free homes to Gold Star families across the country for Veterans Day, the foundation said.
The families receiving the homes represented nearly every branch of military service and spanned 22 states.
The Gold Star Family Home Program provides mortgage-free homes to surviving spouses with young children after a service member or first responder dies in the line of duty or from a service-related illness. The Foundation said the program is designed to provide long-term stability and security to families coping with the sudden loss of a parent who served the country.
Children of the Foundation's home recipients are offered full scholarships for undergraduate degrees and accredited trade school programs.
The Foundation has committed to delivering 343 mortgage-free homes this year to Gold Star families, fallen first responder families, and injured veterans and first responders. This is the 25th anniversary year of Sept. 11, 2001.
The final Veterans Village grand opening for 2026 will take place Dec. 9 in Denver. Seven Veterans Villages are under construction and are expected to open in 2027.
The Foundation celebrated the grand opening of Harrisburg Veterans Village in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 11. It broke ground on the waterfront property in April 2025 and converted the former Phoenix Mill site into a 61-unit apartment complex, complemented by 20 one-bedroom comfort homes.
The village will house more than 80 veterans in need of permanent housing and provide on-site job training, benefits assistance, mental health support and addiction treatment.