A Story of Impact with Valerie Ballard

26/08/2021 26 min
A Story of Impact with Valerie Ballard

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Operation Tiny House @ American Legion Post 511 is a nonprofit serving the Dallas, Texas homeless Veterans Community with innovative programs to provide transitional and permanent housing, job training, and employment opportunities. Founded by ValerieBallard, the daughter of a US Army veteran, Operation Tiny House is bringing together local, state, and corporate sponsors—along with hundreds of individuals—who want to help raise funds and bring awareness to solving the veteran housing crisis.At the start of theCOVID pandemic, Valerie and her team developed an innovative and impactful program called the Tiny Dining Experience. The program, which converts tiny houses into small mobile restaurants, teaches veterans valuable job skills and allows them to earn their food handling certificate and enter the job market. LinksTo learn more about Operation Tiny House, visit them at https://www.operationtinyhouse.org/ Visit Operation Tiny Home at https://www.operationtinyhome.org/A special thank you to Rodello'sMachine for our theme song "The World Inside." Visit them at https://rodellosmachine.com/

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