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Downriver for Vets founder urges automatic veteran registration at discharge, outlines prefab housing plan
Summary
Anne Rudacille, founder and CEO of Downriver for Vets, told the House Families and Veterans Committee the nonprofit is pursuing prefab housing for veterans but has encountered local opposition and difficulty finding land. She urged that veterans be registered with the VA at discharge and described outreach using the My HealtheVet portal.
Anne Rudacille, founder and CEO of Downriver for Vets, told the House Families and Veterans Committee about the nonprofit's work placing veterans into housing, plans to use prefabricated homes, and widespread difficulty in finding land and local support for such projects.
Rudacille said the nonprofit originally described its project as “tiny homes” but now prefers the term “prefab” and told the committee that prefab units “come already assembled” and can be purchased “as low as $18,000.” She described a vetting process: residents must have income, will pay rent, and after seven years the veteran would own the prefab home or it would be reallocated to another veteran if the occupant moved or died. Rudacille said Downriver for Vets (DFV) has one veteran currently housed in a…
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