Veterans are brave men and women who put their lives on the line to serve our country and protect the rest of our freedoms. That’s why it’s so heartbreaking that there are over 40,000 homeless veterans in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Much of the veteran homeless problem is due to servicemen and women returning home with PTSD, making it difficult for them to reintegrate back into society.

To combat this, the Veterans Community Project in Kansas City, Missouri decided to make a huge move to give homeless veterans the homes they desperately need.

The Veterans Community Project just built thirteen homes for homeless veterans. These homes include four family homes in the unit as well as nine single person abodes. Each of the houses are fully equipped with a kitchen, bathroom, and bed.

Not stopping there, the Veterans Community Project offers classes that will teach the homeless veterans how to manage their finances, cook, stay healthy, and overcome substance abuse. These are the types of important life skills that many veterans forget during their years of service. When your life is constantly on the line, you don’t find yourself having much time to cook.

The project is now hoping to add nineteen more homes and a community center for the veterans. Giving the veterans a place to sleep will allow them to refocus on getting their lives back on track, and it’s already helping them in a big way.

“One of the vets was sitting out there last week, watching the houses get built and was in tears,” said Mark Solomon. “Literally just crying about the fact that he was going to be moving into one of these houses. That’s real. That’s what makes this all worth it and yeah, it’s a ton of time and a ton of effort, but we’re gonna be able to help these people.”

Find out more in the video below.