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Home for Freedom
2000 Granada Dr.
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
Phone
(214) 405-2990
Welcome to our blog page, where we share stories, testimonies, and accomplishments from Home for Freedom. Our supporters, veterans, and those curious about what we do, find encouragement through reading what others have experienced already, through our mission. This is a page for expressing gratitude, finding comfort, and understanding what Home For Freedom is really about… honor, dignity, and love for our veterans and their families. If Home for Freedom has impacted your life, please share your story with us, so we may share with others.
Update on Tiny Homes Project
Home for Freedom is proud to announce a major milestone: we’ve completed our very first tiny home—and a local Veteran has already moved in.
This is more than a house. It’s dignity, stability, and a fresh start.
To everyone who donated, volunteered, partnered, and believed in this mission—thank you. You helped make this possible.
And we’re just getting started. One Veteran. One house. One step closer to freedom.
Cemetery Project
This will be phase one of our Pauper Cemetery project. Plans have been drawn. Meetings are taking place to get this project underway. This is where over 75 Veterans, (many homeless) are interred. We want to honor and give respect these veterans as well, because they served and fought for our freedom also.
Memorial of James (Jim) Presley
Home for Freedom lost a valued member of our board last month. James (Jim) Presley, a veteran himself, was a great supporter of Home for Freedom and was always enthusiastic about our goals and an active participant in all our activities. He contributed so much to Home for Freedom from it’s very beginning until his health prevented him from attending meetings. Even then he still offered support and encouragement during online group chats. He will truly be missed by all.
A HOWF team and volunteers from Sheppard Air Force Base conducted a Salute to Service ceremony
Honoring Veterans at Church
James Ralph Presley passed away on June 17, 2024, at the age of 74 in Wichita Falls, TX due to a lengthy illness. He was born on September 14, 1949, in Lansing, Tennessee.
Jim was the most laid back, fun and caring man you could ever meet. He married the love of his life, Valerie on November 1st, 1968, and they shared 55 happy years together.
Jim joined the United States Air Force in January 1969. They had a son David and about 5 years later had a daughter Brandi. Jim served at many duty stations from Vietnam to Arizona,
Louisiana, England, Texas, Florida and back to Texas where he retired as a CMSGT after 30 yearsand 24 days in January of 1999. He was decorated with several medals and ribbons and received
many awards. His wife and kids were proudly by his side through it all.
He then began working at Sheppard AFB with Civil Service and retired again in 2017.
He was a member of First Church of the Nazarene for 24 years. He had a love for music and played the bass guitar on the church worship team. He was also an avid golfer until his health took over and he just loved life and people in general.
Home for Freedom at Midwestern State University
Home For Freedom had the privilege to see the sunrise and speak to the Resource Group Centennial Hall Midwestern State University this morning. Beautiful sunrise, spectacular building, and an amazing group of business owners!! What a beautiful city we live in with many kind and generous people!
