Homeless Veteran Program
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation is committed to ending veteran homelessness nationwide. We honor the sacrifice and dignity of the American Service Member by ensuring that no veteran is left out on the streets of the country they volunteered to defend.
If you are a Veteran experiencing homelessness or know of a veteran experiencing homelessness, please complete this form.
The Program’s Impact
Through our Veterans Villages and our National Case Management Network, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation is responsible for providing housing assistance and access to supportive services to over 3,300 veterans in 2023. With over 5,000 veterans assisted since the Program’s inception, we are working towards the goal of achieving functional zero as a nation.
This exceptional accomplishment stands as a testament to Tunnel to Towers’ unwavering commitment to our nation’s heroes. The Foundation’s model of pairing high-quality affordable housing with comprehensive supportive services ensures our veterans have a place to live with comfort, dignity, and hope as they work towards financial stability and independence.
Our commitment is to ensure that no veteran is left behind.
Words from our Heroes
Tunnel to Towers Veterans Villages
Embarking on a path of impactful innovation, Tunnel to Towers is currently spearheading a series of transformative projects aimed at making a tangible difference in the lives of those it serves. These Veterans Villages embody Tunnel to Towers’ steadfast dedication to our mission of ending veteran homelessness, offering a glimpse into the organization’s future-focused initiatives that promise to uplift, empower, and inspire.
Houston, Texas
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has completed a full-scale conversion of a former hotel in Houston, TX into a high-end, affordable apartment complex, which now provides permanent and transitional housing to 131 veterans in the greater Houston area. The property is equipped with a comprehensive service center on the first floor, offering veterans a litany of needed supportive services, provided by U.S. VETS. Phase II of our Houston Veterans Village will complement the apartment complex with 14 Comfort Homes, serving as permanent housing for senior citizen veterans.
This program is supported by a grant from the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans’ Assistance. The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance provides grants to organizations serving veterans and their families. For more information, visit www.tvc.texas.gov
Atlanta, Georgia
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has broken ground on our Atlanta Veterans Village. We are currently in the process of renovating a 103-room hotel in Atlanta which will provide permanent housing and supportive services to 92 veterans in the greater Atlanta area.
Bradenton, Florida
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has broken ground on our Bradenton Veterans Village. We are currently in the process of constructing an 85-room apartment complex and comprehensive supportive service center. A community of 35 Comfort Homes will complement the Village providing additional permanent housing to veterans.
Memphis, Tennessee
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has broken ground on our Memphis Veterans Village. We are currently in the process of converting a former 120-unit hotel in Memphis into permanent housing with comprehensive supportive services for approximately 105 veterans.
Bayville, New Jersey
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has been approved to construct a Veterans Village encompassing a 100-unit apartment complex and comprehensive supportive service center, complemented by 24 Comfort Homes.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation is assessing an 8.5-acre tract of waterfront property on the Susquehanna River, where we intend to construct a Veterans Village encompassing a 64-unit apartment complex and comprehensive supportive service center, complemented by 20 Comfort Homes.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation is currently under contract for a 5 acre parcel of land adjacent to the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare Complex and is in the process of submitting plans to the City of North Las Vegas.
Denver, Colorado
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has broken ground on our Denver Veterans Village. We have purchased a property in downtown Denver which we intend to convert into permanent housing with comprehensive supportive services for over 100 veterans.
Buffalo, New York
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has broken ground on our Buffalo Veterans Village. We are currently in the process of constructing a Veterans Village encompassing a 94-unit apartment complex and comprehensive supportive service center in Cheektowaga.
Detroit, Michigan
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has broken ground on our Detroit Veterans Village. We are currently in the process of converting a 91-unit hotel in Southfield, MI into a permanent housing complex and comprehensive supportive service center.
North Charleston, South Carolina
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has broken ground on our North Charleston Veterans Village. We have purchased a 98-unit hotel in North Charleston, SC which we intend to convert into a permanent housing complex and comprehensive supportive service center.
Long Island, New York
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation is currently assessing a property in Nassau County where we intend to construct a Veterans Village encompassing a 42-unit apartment complex and comprehensive supportive service center.
Future Veterans Villages
- Jacksonville, FL
- Orlando, FL
- San Francisco, CA
- Portland, OR
- Charlotte, NC
- Washington, D.C.
- Kansas City, MO
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Seattle, WA
- Dallas, TX
- Austin, TX
Our Comfort Homes
Affiliate Projects
Riverside, California
Tunnel to Towers has provided funds to the U.S. VETS March Veterans Village, located on March Air Force Base in Riverside, CA.
Phoenix, Arizona
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has provided grant funds and support to U.S. VETS to renovate a 150-room hotel in Phoenix, Arizona which will serve as permanent supportive housing for hundreds of veterans in the Phoenix area.
West Los Angeles, California
With over 11,000 homeless veterans in California, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation realized that efforts would need to be substantial enough to meet the current problem. In CA, Tunnel to Towers has provided extensive grant funds for a 388-acre property in West Los Angeles, California, which is being transformed into a community campus for over 3,000 veterans upon completion. Building 207, opened in February 2023, provides housing and services to 67 veterans. The full campus, with almost a dozen other buildings, is to provide over 1700 housing units for veterans in California. Tunnel to Towers’ stake in this project, which is spearheaded by the Department of Veteran Affairs and the Veterans Collective (U.S VETS, Thomas Saffron & Associates, and Century Housing) is to provide over 715 housing units for the campus.
Austin, Texas
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has provided grant funds to provide 10 comfort homes to veterans on Mobile Loaves & Fishes’ property in Austin, TX, as well as supportive services for 32 veterans.
National Case Management Network
In addition to our Veterans Villages, which address homelessness in key metro-areas, the Tunnel to Towers Homeless Veteran Program assists veterans and their families across the nation, no matter their location.
Our National Case Management Network currently provides housing assistance and access to necessary supportive services in nearly every state. This internal team of case managers, housing and employment coordinators, and behavioral health specialists are dedicated to working with veterans to determine their immediate housing needs, finding safe and dignified accommodations, and rapidly providing them with housing accommodations.
After our veterans and their families are housed, our team then works to determine their immediate psychological, financial, and emotional needs. Our team has built a national network of over 1,000 public and private organizations, VA agents, attorneys, landlords, mental health counselors, financial counselors, and large-scale employers. This rapidly-growing network allows our team to be able to address each veteran’s specific issues, to ensure they can sustain their new housing accommodations while working towards achieving their long-term objectives.
Our Program’s goal is to help homeless veterans reintegrate into their community, as well as provide veterans who are at-risk of becoming homeless with the support they need to not backslide into homelessness.
The Homeless Veteran Program provides assistance to Homeless Veterans in some of the following ways:
Program Eligibility Requirements
When evaluating applicants for our Homeless Veteran Program, the Foundation considers the following criteria:
- The applicant must be a Veteran of the U.S. Military Service with an Honorable Discharge or discharges under conditions other than Dishonorable.
- Veteran must have completed a minimum of 180 days of service
- The applicant must demonstrate proof of homelessness or proof of being at risk of becoming homeless.
Documents needed for eligibility and pre-screening:
- Proof of Veteran status and identification.
- Proof of Honorable Discharge or discharges under conditions other than Dishonorable.
- Proof of housing crisis.
- If applicable, proof of income, benefits and/or housing voucher.
The Foundation reserves the right to make exceptions on a case-by-case basis.
To see if you or someone you know may meet the program eligibility requirements, please complete this form.
