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How We Serve

Custom Homebuilding

We’re building custom homes featuring smart technology and specialized features for America’s most severely wounded heroes. Each 100% mortgage-free home eases the challenges faced every day by our heroes and the families who sacrifice alongside them.

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The Need

No Place To Call Home For Severely Wounded Heroes

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Housing That Doesn’t Meet Their Needs

These heroes often return home from the hospital to find the simplest of tasks are now impossible. Though many choose to use prosthetics in their daily life, nearly all return to their wheelchairs once inside their home to reduce stress on their injuries. Narrow hallways, doorways, and bathrooms that can become treacherous are just a few the constant reminders of their limitations.

  1. Inaccessible Bathrooms

    High thresholds, tight spaces, and wet surfaces make the most private and intimate tasks impossible to do alone.

  2. Unusable Kitchens & Storage

    With sinks, ovens, and cabinets just beyond reach in their wheelchairs, our heroes lose the most basic act of self sufficiency—feeding themselves.

  3. Narrow Doorways & Hallways

    Many live in homes with rooms and hallways too narrow for wheelchairs to safely maneuver, cutting them off from their family and friends.

  4. Stairs & Inaccessible Areas

    Inaccessible areas isolate our heroes. Simple tasks like tucking their kids into bed are impossible and affect their mental and emotional health.

Our Progress

84 Homes Complete. Hundreds To Go.

The Cost of Freedom

1M+

American heroes returned from Iraq & Afghanistan with the visible and invisible wounds of war

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Program Impact

Our Custom Homes Are Life-Changing For The Whole Family

A Decade of Gary Sinise Building Homes for Severely Wounded Heroes
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a hero’s welcome

A New Beginning

The road to recovery is a lifelong journey, so every home is customized to our heroes current needs and how their injuries will continue to affect them as they age. The independence gained from their custom home allows each hero the opportunity to fulfill new dreams.

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more than a house

Forever Home

Easing their daily burdens helps our heroes thrive and allows the entire family to truly enjoy life at home. Whether they’re participating more fully in their family life, cooking for friends, or simply beginning the day with a shower without assistance—the doors to their home open to a fresh start.

  1. Automated Features & Smart Technology

    Each hero receives an iPad to their home. They can turn on lights, change the temperature, open shades, and more with the touch of a button.

  2. Extra-Wide Doorways & Hallways

    These important accommodations make it possible for wheelchairs to rotate 360 degrees, ensuring that every inch of the home is accessible to our heroes.

  3. Accessible Bathrooms

    Extra wide showers, wheelchair accessible sinks, and special customizations ensure our heroes can maneuver safely and perform their daily hygiene independently.

  4. And Mobility Considerations In Every Room

    Pulldown cabinetry, ceiling lifts, stair lifts, and provide full mobility throughout the home, including transitions to outdoor spaces.

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Bryan Anderson , Triple Amputee Veteran

“I cannot believe this is my home. It still hasn’t hit me.”

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I have such an amazing life now that I couldn’t have even imagined having back before any of this had happened. I feel blessed and grateful. I am ready to start my life here.

Custom Homebuilding

Completed Homes

Bryan Anderson

Bryan Anderson

Triple Amputee

Army

Caleb Brewer

Caleb Brewer

Double Amputee

MarinesArizona

Joshua Brubaker

Joshua Brubaker

Double Amputee

MarinesCalifornia

Jonathon Blank

Jonathon Blank

Double Amputee

Marines

Alan Babin, Jr.

Alan Babin, Jr.

Gunshot, Stroke, Paralysis

Army

Sean Adams

Sean Adams

Double Amputee

John Borders

John Borders

Amputee

ArmyFlorida

Legrand Strickland

Legrand Strickland

Double Amputee

ArmyMissouri

Joe Wilkinson

Joe Wilkinson

Paralyzed

Air ForceNew York

Chad Watson

Chad Watson

Amputee

MarinesIllinois

Franz Walkup

Franz Walkup

Amputee

ArmyTennessee

Christopher Walker

Christopher Walker

Triple Amputee

ArmyVirginia

Nick Vogt

Nick Vogt

Double Amputee

ArmyOhio

Doug Vitale

Doug Vitale

Double Amputee

MarinesPennsylvania

Ben Tomlinson

Ben Tomlinson

Paralysis

MarinesAlabama

Guillermo Tejada

Guillermo Tejada

Double Amputee

MarinesTexas

Jason Tabansky

Jason Tabansky

Paralysis

ArmyTexas

Kenton Stacy

Kenton Stacy

Quadriplegic

NavyCalifornia

Matthew Slaydon

Matthew Slaydon

Amputee

Air ForceColorado

Patrick Scrogin

Patrick Scrogin

Amputee

ArmyIllinois

Jason Ross

Jason Ross

Double Amputee

MarinesCalifornia

Rico Roman

Rico Roman

Amputee

ArmyWashington

Mark Priebe

Mark Priebe

Paralysis

Missouri

Ian Prescott

Ian Prescott

Paralysis

ArmyFlorida

John Peck

John Peck

Quadruple Amputee

MarinesVirginia

Eden Pearl

Eden Pearl

Sustained burns over 95 percent of his body

MarinesTexas

Shane Parsons

Shane Parsons

Double Amputee

ArmyOhio

Ryan O'Connor

Ryan O'Connor

Shot in the head

Missouri

Todd Nicely

Todd Nicely

Quadruple Amputee

MarinesMissouri

Sharif Muzayen

Sharif Muzayen

Amputee

MarinesGeorgia

Jake Murphy

Jake Murphy

Double Amputee

ArmyTexas

Taylor Morris

Taylor Morris

Quadruple Amputee

NavyIndiana

Wade Mitcheltree

Wade Mitcheltree

Triple Amputee

ArmyOregon

Travis Mills

Travis Mills

Quadruple Amputee

ArmyMaine

Thomas McRae

Thomas McRae

Triple Amputee

MarinesNorth Carolina

John Masson

John Masson

Triple Amputee

ArmyNorth Carolina

Brendan Marrocco

Brendan Marrocco

Quadruple Amputee

ArmyNew York

Todd Love

Todd Love

Triple Amputee

MarinesGeorgia

Mark Litynski

Mark Litynski

Triple Amputee

MarinesMaryland

Gary Linfoot

Gary Linfoot

Paralysis

ArmyTennessee

Stefan LeRoy

Stefan LeRoy

Double Amputee

ArmyFlorida

Christopher Kurtz

Christopher Kurtz

Double Amputee

ArmyTennessee

Cedric King

Cedric King

Double Amputee

ArmyGeorgia

Nick Kimmel

Nick Kimmel

Triple Amputee

MarinesCalifornia

Adam Keys

Adam Keys

Triple Amputee

ArmyMaryland

J.B. Kerns

JB Kerns

Triple Amputee

MarinesVirginia

Garrett Jones

Garret Jones

Amputee

MarinesVirginia

Casey Jones

Casey Jones

Double Amputee

ArmyTennessee

Tyler Jefferies

Tyler Jeffries

Double Amputee

ArmyNorth Carolina

Daniel "Doc" Jacobs

Daniel Doc Jacobs

Amputee

NavyCalifornia

Tara Hutchinson

Tara Hutchinson

Amputee

ArmyTexas

Eric Hunter

Eric Hunter

Amputee

ArmyGeorgia

Tyler Huffman

Tyler Huffman

Paralysis

MarinesMissouri

Kyle Hockenberry

Kyle Hockenberry

Triple Amputee

ArmyOhio

Greg Hedrick

Greg Hedrick

Amputee

ArmyNorth Carolina

Jeremy Haynes

Jeremy Haynes

Paralysis

ArmyVirginia

Benjamin Harrow

Benjamin Harrow

Double Amputee

ArmyMaryland

Jerral Hancock

Jerral Hancock

Paralyzed

ArmyCalifornia

Juan Guerrero

Juan Guerrero

Double Amputee

MarinesTexas

Travis Green

Travis Green

Double Amputee

MarinesTexas

Greg Galeazzi

Greg Galeazzi

Triple Amputee

ArmyMaine

Michael Frazier

Michael Frazier

Double Amputee

MarinesNorth Carolina

Jay Fondren

Jay Fondren

Double Amputee

ArmyTexas

Michael Flamion

Michael Flamion

Paralyzed After Shooting

Missouri

Rusty Dunagan

Rusty Dunagan

Triple Amputee

ArmyOklahoma

Juan Dominguez

Juan Dominguez

Triple Amputee

MarinesCalifornia

Brandon Dodson

Brandon Dodson

Double Amputee

MarinesCalifornia

Stuart DiPaolo

Stuart Dipaolo

Head Injury

MarinesCalifornia

Bryan Dilberian

Bryan Dilberian

Triple Amputee

ArmyNew York

Ryan Davis

Ryan Davis

Triple Amputee

ArmyGeorgia

Mathew Crosby

Mathew Crosby

Quadriplegic

Missouri

Jesse Cottle

Jesse Cottle

Double Amputee

MarinesIdaho

Jarrid "Jay" Collins

Jarrid Collins

Amputee

ArmyFlorida

Lucas David Cifka

Lucas David Cifka

Double Amputee

ArmyTexas

Jason Church

Jason Church

Double Amputee

ArmyWisconsin

Derick Carver

Derick Carver

Amputee

ArmyTexas

Josue Barron

Josue Barron

Amputee & Eye Loss

MarinesCalifornia

Romulo "Romy" Camargo

Romulo “Romy” Camargo

Quadriplegic

ArmyFlorida

Brandon Byers

Brandon Byers

Amputee

Air ForceTexas

Eric Burkett

Eric Burkett

Double Amputee

MarinesPennsylvania

Jared Bullock

Jared Bullock

Double Amputee

ArmyIllinois

Jose Armenta

Jose Armenta

Amputee

MarinesCalifornia

Luis Avila

Luis Avila

Amputee

ArmyMaryland

Mike Schlitz

Mike Schlitz

Double Amputee/Burns

MarinesNorth Carolina

All 84 Completed Homes

Our Impact

90

Custom homes have been completed for America’s severely wounded heroes nationwide.

Hundreds of severely wounded heroes need an accessible home.

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