- June 2014
- Incorporated as a non-profit organization
- November 2014
- IRS 501(c)3 status acquired
- November 2014
- 1st fundraiser: Slates restaurant, raised $560
- December 2014
- 2nd fundraiser: Poinsettia sale, raised $590
- January 2015
- 3rd fundraiser: 1920’s cocktail party, raised $1,590
- April 2016
- Bought a house in Augusta, Maine through donations and a mortgage. Renovated the house over the next 18 months with volunteers and contractors, while raising $75,000 for the improvements.
- November 2017
- Opened the house with 3 homeless female veterans and one child. We have since transitioned 9 women and 4 children to permanent housing throughout the country; some with stable employment, others with disability benefits. We currently have transitioned veterans living in Texas, Pennsylvania and right here in Maine.
- Summer 2018
- The mortgage on the house was paid-in-full by a wonderful donor.
- Since incorporation, we have raised over $400,000 to purchase and renovate a large house with 4 bathrooms, 8 bedrooms, a spacious kitchen, dining room and a warm inviting living room. This money has also allowed us to develop living skills programs for our residents, maintain the household and provide assistance to other veterans in the community.
- We have hosted various fundraisers over the past 3 years including a bowling tournament, disc golf tournament, spaghetti supper and a 1920’s Mystery at the Mansion at the Viles House in Augusta. We have more on the horizon; a “polar bear dip”, our annual bowling tournament, doubles disc golf, a “purse auction and tea” at the Viles House and another Mystery at the Mansion event.