A Soldier's Journey Home

What A Soldier's Journey Home does

A Soldier's Journey Home (ASJH) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that constructs and gifts mortgage-free, specially adapted homes to U.S. military veterans with service-related disabilities. Founded in 2001 in the immediate aftermath of September 11 by New York firefighters, the organization is headquartered in Buchanan, Michigan and operates a 100% volunteer-driven model with no paid staff. Its core activity is the execution of two-week community build events that produce single-family residences adapted to the specific physical requirements of disabled veteran recipients, with the recipient veteran typically participating as a volunteer alongside community tradespeople and supporters.

ASJH funds operations through charitable contributions accepted via PayPal and processed through the PayPal Giving Fund. The organization has delivered homes across nine states: Georgia, Tennessee, Illinois, Texas, Ohio, Maine, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Louisiana. A companion entity, A Soldier's Journey Home Veterans (ASJH4Vets), operates as the volunteer and advocacy arm. ASJH maintains a Guidestar (Candid) profile as a third-party nonprofit transparency listing and operates under federal tax identification number 47-4307235. Firmographic data lists 51-100 personnel, which on the evidence almost certainly reflects volunteer headcount rather than employees, consistent with the stated no-paid-staff model.

The go-to-market model relies on local community organizers identifying a recipient veteran, securing donated land and building materials, and recruiting volunteer labor for each build event. Throughput is structurally constrained by the volunteer build calendar, effectively limiting output to roughly one home per major build cycle. The organization is currently signaling an expansion into Western New York, extending its geographic footprint beyond its established midwestern and southeastern base via a 'HERE WE COME WESTERN NEW YORK' announcement on its website.

Name

A Soldier's Journey Home

Legal name

A Soldier's Journey Home

Website

https://asoldiersjourneyhome.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded post-9/11 by New York firefighters that builds mortgage-free, specially adapted homes for veterans with service-related disabilities through volunteer-driven community build events across nine U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veteran Housing Services

NAICS

New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236115)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterans Affairs & Military Family Services (BPAIAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Custom Home Building (IMAFABAC)

Keywords

• Nonprofit veteran housing
• Accessible home construction
• Disability housing services
• Volunteer construction program
• Veteran support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Buchanan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: As a 100% volunteer-driven 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity, the organization generates revenue entirely through tax-deductible donations from individuals, organizations, and community groups. The primary donation mechanism is through PayPal. Donations support the construction of mortgage-free, specially adapted homes for disabled veterans.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

A Soldier's Journey Home builds mortgage-free, specially adapted, fully accessible homes for U.S. veterans with serious service-connected disabilities. Each home is constructed in approximately two weeks during an annual build event staffed by 100+ volunteers (primarily current and retired firefighters and veterans), with completed homes delivered to disabled veterans at no cost across nine states to date.

Product overview

A Soldier's Journey Home is a 100% volunteer-driven 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that operates as a single, unified charitable program rather than a multi-product platform. The core offering is the Veteran Home Building Program, which constructs mortgage-free, specially adapted homes for severely injured veterans with disabilities. The organization does not offer a technology product, SaaS platform, or software services—it is a charitable mission-focused entity. Fundraising is facilitated through PayPal donation processing, volunteer recruitment via Google Forms, and the organization maintains a transparent charity profile through Guidestar.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Veteran Home Building Program A charitable program that builds mortgage-free, specially adapted homes for U.S. veterans with service-connected disabilities. Each year, 100+ volunteers construct a fully accessible home in approximately two weeks; completed homes have been delivered to veterans in Georgia, Tennessee, Illinois, Texas, Ohio, Maine, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Louisiana.

Quantifiable outcome

• Homes built in 9 states: Georgia, Tennessee, Illinois, Texas, Ohio, Maine, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Louisiana
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Purple Heart Homes: Nonprofit providing housing solutions for service-disabled veterans, including home modifications and new builds. Comparable beneficiary base and adapted-housing mission, though with broader service offerings including aging-in-place modifications.
• Building Homes for Heroes: Nonprofit that gifts mortgage-free, adapted homes to injured veterans and first responders. Direct peer given overlapping mission of building specially adapted, mortgage-free homes for service-disabled veterans.
• Homes for Our Troops: National 501(c)(3) that builds mortgage-free, specially adapted homes for severely injured post-9/11 veterans. Operates with paid staff and a larger build pipeline, making it the closest direct peer to ASJH in mission, beneficiary, and delivery model.
• Tunnel to Towers Foundation: Large veteran-focused nonprofit that builds mortgage-free homes for catastrophically injured veterans and families of fallen first responders. Strong direct overlap in 'mortgage-free adapted homes for injured veterans' mission, but at significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Operation Homefront: National military-family nonprofit providing critical financial assistance and housing support, including transitional housing. Adjacent peer given shared veteran/military family beneficiary base, though its housing support is more often rental assistance than custom home construction.
• USA Cares: Military veterans service organization offering financial assistance including housing-related support to post-9/11 combat veterans in crisis. Comparable beneficiary population with housing-related assistance overlap, though smaller scale and not a home builder.
• Semper Fi & America's Fund: Nonprofit providing immediate financial assistance and long-term support, including housing-related aid, to critically wounded, ill, and injured post-9/11 veterans. Comparable beneficiary population with overlapping adapted-housing need, though delivered as financial support rather than build events.
• Military Warriors Support Foundation: Nonprofit providing home donations, mortgage-free homes, and financial assistance to combat-wounded veterans and Gold Star families. Direct overlap in the mortgage-free home for wounded veteran model, though smaller-scale and more reliant on donated properties than volunteer-built homes.

Broad incumbents

• Gary Sinise Foundation: Major veteran-support foundation whose R.I.S.E. program builds specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans. Operates at substantially larger scale and broader scope than ASJH, with paid staff and corporate partners, but serves the same end beneficiary.
• Habitat for Humanity International: Largest nonprofit homebuilder globally, with a dedicated veterans-focused build initiative and volunteer-driven construction model. Comparable volunteer-led home construction and donor-funded model, but with vastly larger scale, paid staff, and a much broader beneficiary base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/asoldiersjourneyhome
• Facebookfacebook.com/ASoldiersJourneyHome
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asoldiersjourneyhome
• Instagraminstagram.com/soldiersjourneyhome

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