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Location & Contact Info
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.
Recent Posts
Music Fest coming October 5, 2024August 26, 2024 - 3:07 pm- Texoma Gives, Thursday Sept 5, 2024August 20, 2024 - 9:40 pm
- Looking for crafters/vendors & food trucks for upcoming Music FestivalAugust 14, 2024 - 8:21 pm
- Update on Tiny Homes ProjectJuly 24, 2024 - 7:04 pm
- Cemetery ProjectJuly 24, 2024 - 6:44 pm
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!
Updates on what has been happening
November 2022, Home for Freedom was given a grant from the Greenbriar Walmart. The presentation of the grant was given at the store celebration at the completion of the store remodeling. Receiving the giant check from the store manager was Lisa Lothenore & Bob Stivers. Thank You Walmart. It was very much appreciated.
The Veterans’ Appreciation Ceremony at the Wichita Falls Courthouse was where the Sheppard Spouses Club awarded a check to Home for Freedom. Members of Home for Freedom set up a table with information about our organization to give to the public attending the ceremony. Many thanks to the Sheppard Spouses Club for their donation.
May 2023 a golf tournament was held to raise funds for upcoming projects. The weather was great and all participants had a good time. We really appreciated all the sponsors who donated for this event and all the golfers playing. Thank you to Kenny Reynolds for organizing this event and for all who helped.
One of our first projects is the restoration of the Wichita County Cemetery, where many homeless Veterans are laid to rest and give them the dignity they deserve. Part of that restoration is building new entrance gates. We’ve had a rendition competed of the proposed new gates to be constructed. All of the proposed work has been approved by the County.
October 2023, the City of Wichita Falls donated a property to Home for Freedom. The plans are to build two “tiny homes” on this property for local veterans. We are grateful to the city for the donation of this property. Of course, more fund raising and donations will be needed to complete this project.
October & November 2023, Home for Freedom had booths at the Home & Garden Show and Hanger Holiday, again to give information about our organization to those attending. Red, White & Blue rubber bracelets were also given out and T-Shirts with the Home for Freedom logo were available for a donation. Many people expressed interest and appreciation for our desire and plans to help local veterans. Thank you to all who visited our booth, donated or expressed interest in helping. We are looking forward to working with everyone in 2024.
We stand for family members left behind
As our veterans battle, so do their loved ones. Families are left to mourn when they have lost their soldier in battle. While the rest of the world simply carries on, that wife, husband, mother, or child, is handed a folded flag, in honor of their loved one’s service. Most of us will be fortunate enough to never know that pain of sacrifice. Often times, family members left behind after losing their loved one are simply forgotten because, for everyone else, life goes on. They truly sacrificed for our freedom also, supporting the Armed Forces as their spouse, child, mother, or father was called to serve.
At Home for Freedom, we believe in respecting our beloved veterans whose lives have been lost. We can honor those vets by taking great care of their gravesites. A simple act of generosity like this, can mean the world to the loved ones left behind.
Some Soldiers come home different than they left
Not all soldiers are lost through losing their life in battle. Some simply come home different than they left. During the Iraq/Afghan wars, there have been over 1,645 limb amputations for our American soldiers. Can you imagine the drastic life changes for that soldier and his or her family… physically, emotionally, and financially? For a veteran or their family members to go without a home or the best medical care is simply unacceptable; we will not stand for it. Home for Freedom is a non-profit charity whose goal is to make sure this never happens. Our sacrificial veterans and their families deserve the highest respect and a life of great dignity. As you bow your head at dinner this evening or close your eyes to sleep, please consider the sacrifices made by these American men and women.