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Knox County project will have high school students build 20 tiny homes for homeless veterans
Summary
Speakers announced Operation Heroes Hill: a Knox County initiative to build 20 tiny homes for homeless veterans, with Knox County High School students constructing the units under industry guidance. Transcript does not specify funding sources, construction timeline, or formal approvals.
Operation Heroes Hill will create 20 tiny homes to house homeless veterans and provide wraparound services, an unidentified presenter said during a Knox County presentation.
The project pairs Knox County High School career academies with local industry partners so students gain hands-on construction experience while the county seeks to address veteran homelessness. "Operation Heroes Hill will create 20 tiny homes to house homeless veterans as well as provide the wraparound services they need," said Speaker 1, an unidentified presenter.
Speakers framed the effort as both a social-services intervention and a workforce-development program. "In the academies, we are building out pathways that allow our students to develop both…
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