America’s youth is giving back to America’s heroes.The national nonprofit Building Homes for Heroes (BHH) builds, modifies and gifts mortgage-free homes to injured veterans, first responders and Gold Star families (who have lost a U.S.military service member while he or she was serving).The New York-based organization has recently teamed up with local high-school students from The Villages Charter School (TVCS) Construction Management Academy in Florida.GARY SINISE FOUNDATION, BUILDING COMPANY PRESENT FREE HOME TO WOUNDED ARMY VETERANIn May, BHH unveiled two new homes to veterans in Lake Panasoffkee, Florida, gifted to U.S.
Army Specialist Rajae Jones and U.S.Army Sergeant James Tabares and their families.The homes were built from the ground up by TVCS students in partnership with BHH, requiring them to perform hands-on work, learn a new trade and give back to their community.(Left to right) U.S.
Army Specialist Rajae Jones and U.S.Army Sergeant James Tabares and their families receive mortgage-free homes from Building Homes for Heroes on May 14, 2026.
(Building Homes for Heroes)Kim Vesey, president and general counsel of BHH President, reflected on the recent projects and partnership with TVCS."It's a really phenomenal program, and we're so lucky to have been able to partner with them," she said in an interview with Fox News Digital.FLORIDA NONPROFIT HELPS CUT VETERAN SUICIDE RATES BY 25% WITH COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHTogether, the organization and student program have built several houses for veterans, starting in 2024 with a family who had been "really struggling," Vesey said.The family had reportedly lived in transitional housing while the husband struggled with a military injury and PTSD, which made it difficult to keep a job.Veterans and their families celebrate their new homes with Building Homes for Heroes and The Villages Charter School representatives, including recent graduate Blake Tart (center).(Building Homes for Heroes)Building Homes for Heroes...