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HOUSING. VETERANS CLUB PLANS TO CREATE A COMMUNITY WITH 25 HOMES FOR VETERANS MAD OUT OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS JOINED SERVE MY COUNTRY AND IT’S PRETTY AMAZING TO BE LIKE, OKAY. WELL YOU DID THAT AND HERE’S YOUR COUNTRY. HE RESPECTS PORT YOU FOR THE PAST YEAR ARMY VETERAN MEGAN. CARR SAYS SHE’S STRUGGLED TO KEEP A ROOF OVER HER HEAD. IT CAME UNEXPECTED AND SO THANKFULLY FOR FRIENDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT DID SOME COUCH SURFING BUT THERE WERE TIMES THAT WASN’T THE CASE SHE SEES HOPE AND KAMPER. RAISHIN A MICRO NEIGHBORHOOD OF SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES FOR VETERA JUST OFF DIXIE HIGHWAY. IT WILL INCLUDE A COMMUNITY CENTER COUNSELING SERVICES RETAIL SPACES AND OTHER RESOURCES. WE DON’T JUST WANT TO LIKE PUT THEM IN A BUILDING AND SAY HEY YOU’RE NOT HOMELESS ANYMORE. WE WANT TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT HELPED THEM JEREMY HARRELL IS THE FOUNDER OF VETERANS CLUB THE ORGANIZATION BEHIND THE PROJECT ALSO AN ARMY VETERAN HARRELL SAYS HE HOPES TO ADDRESS THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM A LOT OF TIMES. IT’S UNTREATED MENTAL ILLNESS A LO TIMES ITS PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS. THERE’S A LOT OF DIFFERENT VARIABLES AND NONPROFIT HAS PARTNERED WITH SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING AN ARCHITECTURE FIRM TO DESIGN AND FUND T TWO-STORY SHIPPING CONTAINER RESIDENCES. WELL, THEY COULD BE LIKE BUILT REALLY COOL AND NICE AND INNOVATIVE AND ALSO THEY’RE LESS MAINTENANCE RIGHT? THERE’S A VIRTUALLY INDESTRUCTIBLE VETERANS WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE AT CAMP RESTORATION FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS SO THEY CAN BEGIN TO HEAL AND WORK TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE CARS AS SHE’S MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SENSE OF CAMARADERIE AMONG THOSE WHO’ SERVED AND BELIEVES THIS PROJECT PROVES. WE’LL NEVER LEAVES THE HERO BEHIND YOU CAN GET PEOPLE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, WHICH I’M SO APPRECIATIVE OF BUT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER AND THIS IS JUST LEAPS AND BOUNDS EVEN FURTHER

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A Louisville nonprofit organization is making headway on a project that aims to shelter the city's homeless veterans. Veterans Club plans to create a community of 25 homes made out of shipping containers on a 4.32 acre plot of land off Dixie Highway. The micro-neighborhood, called Camp Restoration, will include a community center, computer lab, retail spaces and other resources for veterans. Jeremy Harrell, founder of Veterans Club, said the goal of Camp Restoration is to address the root of the problem. "A lot of times it's untreated mental illness. A lot of times it's physical limitations. There's a lot of different variables," Harrell said. "We don't want to just put them in a building, and say, 'Hey you're not homeless anymore.' We want to figure out why and help them." Megan Karr, an Army veteran, says the project proves Louisville won't leave a hero behind."You can get people to say, 'Thank you for your service,' which I'm so appreciative of, but to be able to take it a step further, and this is just leaps and bounds further," she said. Over the last year, Karr said she's struggled to keep a roof over her head."It's just been hard. It's one of those things that, you know, it came unexpected. Thankfully, for friends and things like that, I did some couch surfing but there were times that wasn't the case," Karr said. Veterans can live at Camp Restoration for a minimum of 12 months so they can begin to heal and work toward independence. Harrell said Veterans Club is working with several other nonprofits, private companies and the city to design the homes and fund the project. He hopes to begin moving veterans into the houses next March.