Holiday Season Brings Smiles To Military Family In Fort Worth's First Transitional, Rent-Free Home For Veterans

Arlington TX

23 November, 2021

8:36 PM

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By Cecilia Lenzen, Fort Worth Report November 22, 2021 This Thanksgiving, Max and Jada Best are thankful for more than just food and family. The married couple and their 1-year-old son, Avery, and 4-year-old daughter, Ava, are spending the holiday in Fort Worth's first rent-free, transitional home for military families provided by Operation Homefront. The home is one of three houses in the metroplex that Operation Homefront purchased through a partnership with Pillsbury Co. Operation Homefront, founded in 2002, focuses on supporting strong and stable military families. The nonprofit organization created its Transitional Homes for Veterans program in 2018 and has since provided 20 transitional homes to military families, said Gracie Broll, vice president of transitional and permanent housing. The organization is on track to have at least 14 additional homes by 2028. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.