Guest speaker, Valarie Ballard, wanted to honor and serve those who have served our country and recognized a need for our veterans who were homeless. In November 2017 she established Operation Tiny House as a means to meet that need. Through volunteers, this nonprofit organization is building tiny houses to provide transitional and permanent housing to homeless veterans and temporary housing to veteran homeowners while their home is under construction, repair or rebuild. Two homes are currently available in Dallas with plans to build entire communities on donated land in Decatur and Athens.
