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News & events

What's happening across the mission

Workshops, build days, recognition events, grant awards, and updates from the field.

Upcoming

Events & workshops

  • Sep 12Veteran Homebuyer WorkshopDetroit HQ · 6:00 PM
  • Sep 20Accessibility Build DayRedford · 8:00 AM
  • Oct 04Veterans Renovate Too Info SessionVirtual · 12:00 PM
  • Nov 08Veteran Recognition DinnerDetroit Riverfront · 6:30 PM
From the blog

Latest updates

Workforce Development

Veterans Renovate Too: How Skilled Trades Can Create a Second Career After Military Service

How military skills translate into construction and skilled trades — training pathways, employment, and entrepreneurship through Veterans Renovate Too!.

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Accessibility Resources

Making Homes Work for Veterans: Understanding Accessibility & Home Modification Resources

A guide to accessible home modifications — ramps, wider doors, accessible showers, and how VA SAH/SHA grants and qualified contractors support aging in place.

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Homeownership Resources

Beyond the VA Loan: Homeownership Resources Veterans Should Know About

The VA Home Loan Guaranty is important — but it's not the only resource. A guide to down-payment assistance, homebuyer education, and housing navigation.

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Homeownership Guide

From Service to Homeownership: A Veteran's Roadmap to Buying a Home

A six-step roadmap from understanding your finances and VA-backed financing to building your homebuying team and planning for life after closing.

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Community Project

Veterans Renovate Too! Brings Veterans, Volunteers and Community Partners Together to Create Affordable Housing

How veterans, volunteers, and community partners came together in Cave Spring, Georgia to transform a property into affordable housing — and what it shows about rebuilding communities while creating opportunity.

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Accessibility Resources

A Safer, More Accessible Home: Three VA Housing-Adaptation Resources Veterans Should Know About

A plain-language guide to three VA disability-housing grants — SAH, SHA, and HISA — plus the Temporary Residence Adaptation (TRA) option for veterans living with service-connected disabilities.

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Grant Award

MDHS receives $1.2M to expand accessibility modifications

New funding will support 90 additional VA-eligible home adaptations across Wayne and Oakland counties.

Community Project

48 volunteers complete three veteran home repairs in one weekend

Partners supplied materials and licensed supervision for roofing, plumbing, and ramp installations.

Press Release

Veterans Renovate Too graduates its largest cohort

Twenty-six veterans earned OSHA credentials, with nineteen placed into apprenticeships or full-time roles.

Recognition

Local lender named Veteran Housing Partner of the Year

Recognized for closing 74 VA loans with Homebuyer Academy participants over twelve months.

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