Supporting Purple Heart Homes

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At Catawba Attachments, we spend most of our time building equipment, but we also care about the communities where it’s used. That is one reason we are proud to support Purple Heart Homes, an organization that helps disabled and aging veterans make their homes safer and easier to live in.

For some veterans, that means a wheelchair ramp or a safer bathroom. For others, the work may involve repairs that allow them to stay in a home they have lived in for years.

Honoring Service Through Action

Purple Heart Homes has completed nearly 1,500 projects across the country, with work reaching well beyond its home base in Statesville, North Carolina.

The organization was founded in 2008 by combat-wounded veterans Dale Beatty and John Gallina. After returning home from Iraq, both experienced firsthand how difficult the move back into civilian life could be. Housing was one area where they saw veterans needing more support, and that experience eventually led them to establish Purple Heart Homes.

What started with their own experience has since grown into an organization that helps veterans in communities across the country.

Purple Heart Homes Has A Mission That Resonates

The work centers on helping veterans have a safe place to live and, whenever possible, remain independent in their own homes.

Purple Heart Homes does that via two main programs.

Purple Heart Homes does that via two main programs.

Veterans Aging in Place (VAIP): This program works with veterans who already own a home but need changes made as their physical needs change. A project may include adding a wheelchair ramp, making an entrance easier to use, repairing a walkway, or improving another part of the home that has become difficult or unsafe.

Veteran Home Opportunity Program (VHOP): This program works with veterans who need another housing option. That can include renovated or modified rental homes along with opportunities for homeownership through donated properties and manufactured tiny homes.

The work looks a little different from one veteran to the next because every home and situation is different.

Through these programs, Purple Heart Homes addresses the unique challenges faced by veterans, empowering them to live fuller, more productive lives.

Helping Veterans Stay at Home

A house that worked perfectly well years ago may become difficult to live in as someone gets older or deals with an injury.

Steps can become a problem. A bathroom may no longer be accessible. An aging heating or cooling system can turn into a serious concern. Mold, damaged walkways, or other repairs may also become harder to handle for someone living on a fixed income.

Those are the kinds of problems Purple Heart Homes works to address.

The repairs may look fairly ordinary from the outside, but being able to move safely through your own home can make a big difference in everyday life.

A Partnership Rooted in Respect

We support Purple Heart Homes out of respect for the veterans they serve and the work the organization does in their homes and communities.

We cannot change what a veteran went through during their service, but supporting an organization that can install a ramp, fix an unsafe part of a home, or help someone remain independent is practical support we can stand behind.

That is what makes this partnership meaningful to us.

Each project is tied to a real person and a real home. It is not simply a number on a donation report. Somebody gets an entrance they can use safely, a repair they could not easily handle on their own, or a home that suits better for the life they are living today.

Join Us in Supporting Purple Heart Home’s and help make a Difference

Anyone who wants to support Purple Heart Homes can get involved in different ways. Donations help fund the work, volunteers can help with projects, and simply sharing information about the organization may help connect another veteran with the assistance they need.

To learn more about the organization and ways to contribute, visit their website .

We are proud to support Purple Heart Homes and the work they continue to do for veterans.

For us, honoring service means more when it leads to something useful. Helping a veteran feel safer and more comfortable in their own home is a good place to start.

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