"LEAVE NO VETERAN BEHIND"

Since the founding of our country, millions of men and women have left the safety and comfort of their homes to go to war to safeguard our democratic freedoms and way of life. Millions more have given their lives, however, some of those returning veterans, who survived the battlefield, find themselves facing an even graver battlefield. Our country’s veteran resources are overburdened and incapable of addressing veteran’s health and psychological needs.

We Are Building Lives, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, was formed by a group of middle Tennessee business leaders, who recognized the severity of Nashville’s homeless veteran’s situation. Most regrettably, over twenty percent of Nashville’s homeless are honorably discharged veterans. We Are Building Lives is committed to assisting Nashville’s veterans by providing one on one mentoring, health and psychological care, employment, transportation, housing, and financial education. Our singular goal is to support and transition them to become productive members of our community.

MISSION
Building Lives is committed to assisting our veterans rebuild their lives in thanks for preserving our right to live in freedom in the United States of America. Our goal is to reduce recidivism among veterans, who are prison releases or homeless, one veteran at a time.

UNACCEPTABLE STATISTICS
* In Tennessee 2,844 veterans were homeless on any given night last year.
* Across the nation 194,254 homeless veterans slept on the street or in shelters.
* Veterans represent only 11 per cent of the US adult population but comprise 26% of the homeless

WE ARE BUILDING LIVES FACTS
* Over 95% of funds donated go directly to the individuals we serve
* We have served 57 individuals and 3 families in the Building Lives program.
* Building Lives serves both men and women
* The rate of which Building Lives clients return to homelessness or prison after our intervention is only 5%
compared to the Tennessee State average of 44% within the first year