Building Homes for Heroes, Lowe's, and Town of Mooresville to Break Ground on First-Of-Its-Kind Veterans Community
Building Homes for Heroes, Lowe's (NYSE:LOW), and the Town of Mooresville will break ground on Freedom Hill on Nov. 11, 2025, a purpose-built community estimated to accommodate up to 15 mortgage-free homes for veterans and first responders. The Town donated the land, Lowe's and its customers funded the initiative via Round-Up for Charity, and Building Homes for Heroes will provide wraparound services including financial guidance, health resources, and emergency assistance.
The organization aims to deliver 50 homes in 2025 and reach its 500th home before end of 2026; full construction is expected to begin in 2026. The groundbreaking follows a Veterans Day parade and will include a ceremony at 2 p.m.
Costruire case per gli eroi, Lowe's (NYSE:LOW), e la città di Mooresville inizieranno i lavori di Freedom Hill l'11 novembre 2025, una comunità su misura stimata per ospitare fino a 15 case senza mutuo per veterani e soccorritori. La Città ha donato il terreno, Lowe's e i suoi clienti hanno finanziato l'iniziativa tramite Round-Up for Charity, e Building Homes for Heroes fornirà servizi di accompagnamento tra cui orientamento finanziario, risorse sanitarie e assistenza d'emergenza.
L'organizzazione mira a consegnare 50 case nel 2025 e a raggiungere la 500ª casa entro la fine del 2026; l'avvio completo della costruzione è previsto per il 2026. L'inaugurazione avrà luogo dopo una parata per il Veterans Day e includerà una cerimonia alle 14:00.
Construir viviendas para los héroes, Lowe's (NYSE:LOW), y el Ayuntamiento de Mooresville inaugurarán Freedom Hill el 11 de noviembre de 2025, una comunidad a medida estimada para al menos 15 casas sin hipoteca para veteranos y socorristas. El Ayuntamiento donó el terreno, Lowe's y sus clientes financiaron la iniciativa a través de Round-Up for Charity, y Building Homes for Heroes proporcionará servicios de apoyo, como orientación financiera, recursos de salud y asistencia de emergencia.
La organización pretende entregar 50 casas en 2025 y alcanzar su 500ª casa antes de que termine 2026; se espera que la construcción completa comience en 2026. La inauguración ocurre tras un desfile del Día de los Veteranos y contará con una ceremonia a las 14:00.
영웅을 위한 주택 건설, Lowe's (NYSE:LOW), 와 무어스빌 시은 〈Freedom Hill〉의 첫 삽을 2025년 11월 11일에 뜁니다, 재향군인과 1차 대응요원을 위한 최대 무담보 주택 15채를 수용할 예정인 맞춤형 커뮤니티입니다. 시는 토지를 기부했고, Lowe's 와 그 고객들은 Round-Up for Charity를 통해 이니셔티브를 자금 조달했으며, Building Homes for Heroes는 재정 가이드, 건강 자원, 긴급 지원 등 wraparound 서비스를 제공할 것입니다.
이 조직은 2025년에 50채의 주택을 제공하고 2026년 말까지 500번째 주택에 도달하는 것을 목표로 하며, 전체 건설은 2026년에 시작될 예정입니다. 이 첫 시공은 재향군인의 날 퍼레이드에 이어 오후 2시에 의식이 있을 예정입니다.
Construire des maisons pour les héros, Lowe's (NYSE:LOW), et la ville de Mooresville procèderont au premier coup de pioche de Freedom Hill le 11 novembre 2025, une communauté conçue pour accueillir jusqu'à 15 maisons sans hypothèque pour les vétérans et les premiers intervenants. La ville a offert le terrain, Lowe's et ses clients ont financé l'initiative via Round-Up for Charity, et Building Homes for Heroes fournira des services d'accompagnement tels que des conseils financiers, des ressources sanitaires et une assistance d'urgence.
L'organisation vise à livrer 50 maisons en 2025 et à atteindre sa 500e maison avant la fin de 2026; la construction complète devrait commencer en 2026. La pose de la première pierre suivra un défilé pour le Veterans Day et comprendra une cérémonie à 14h.
Häuser bauen für Helden, Lowe's (NYSE:LOW) und die Stadt Mooresville werden am 11. November 2025 den ersten Spatenstich für Freedom Hill setzen, eine speziell konzipierte Gemeinschaft, die voraussichtlich bis zu 15 schuldenfreie Häuser für Veteranen und Ersthelfer aufnehmen kann. Die Stadt stellte das Gelände zur Verfügung, Lowe's und seine Kunden finanzierten die Initiative über Round-Up for Charity, und Building Homes for Heroes wird Begleitdienste anbieten, darunter finanzielle Beratung, Gesundheitsressourcen und Notfallhilfe.
Die Organisation plant, 2025 50 Häuser zu liefern und bis Ende 2026 die 500. Haus zu erreichen; der vollständige Baubeginn wird voraussichtlich im 2026 erfolgen. Der erste Spatenstich folgt einer Veterans Day-Parade und wird eine Zeremonie um 14:00 Uhr beinhalten.
بناء منازل للأبطال، Lowe's (NYSE:LOW)، وبلدية موورزفيل سيبدؤون العمل في Freedom Hill في 11 نوفمبر 2025، وهو مجتمع مُصمَّم لاستيعاب حتى 15 منزلاً بلا رهن للمحاربين القدامى ورجال الإطفاء الأوائل. تبرعت المدينة بالأرض، وموّلت Lowe's وزبائنها المبادرة من خلال Round-Up for Charity، وستقدم Building Homes for Heroes خدمات مراسَلة بما في ذلك الاستشارة المالية، الموارد الصحية، والمساعدة الطارئة.
تهدف المنظمة إلى تسليم 50 منزلاً في 2025 وتحقيق الوصول إلى المسكن رقم 500 قبل نهاية 2026؛ من المتوقع أن يبدأ البناء الكامل في عام 2026. سيعقب الحفر حفل يوم المحاربين وسيشمل حفلًا في الساعة 2:00 مساءً.
- Land donation from Town of Mooresville
- Funding support via Lowe's Round-Up for Charity
- Up to 15 mortgage-free homes planned at Freedom Hill
- 50-home delivery goal for 2025 and 500th home target before end-2026
- Freedom Hill size is limited to up to 15 homes
- Full construction not expected until 2026
Insights
Public-private partnership launches a purpose-built veterans village; modest scale but clear operational milestones and local buy-in.
The project creates Freedom Hill, a purpose-built community estimated to accommodate up to 15 homes for veterans, enabled by a land donation from the Town of Mooresville and funding support from Lowe's and its customers. The model pairs mortgage-free home delivery with wraparound services—financial guidance, health resources, and emergency funding—intended to provide stability and independence for residents.
This effort rests on three concrete enablers: donated land, corporate funding through Lowe's Round-Up campaign, and the implementing organization’s stated capacity to deliver homes. The release cites organizational targets of delivering
Key dependencies and risks include timely transition from planning to full construction (expected to begin in
Watchable items and near-term time horizon: the start of full construction in
Freedom Hill marks a new chapter in honoring America's heroes through housing solution
More than a housing development, Freedom Hill is a community purpose-built for veterans and first responders, by a partnership committed to providing future residents with the stability and opportunity they've earned following their service and sacrifice. The community is estimated to accommodate up to 15 homes for veterans.
"For more than twenty years, the passionate and patriotic team at Building Homes for Heroes has honored those who served and sacrificed for our nation—with unwavering determination, love, and respect. Freedom Hill now takes that mission to new heights," said Andy Pujol, Founder and CEO of Building Homes for Heroes. "From one home at a time to an entire community built with purpose, this village embodies what our mission has always been about: restoring hope, stability, and independence for our nation's heroes. It's more than a neighborhood—it's a promise kept. For me, and for our entire organization, every day is Veterans Day. We are deeply grateful to the entire Lowe's team and the
Beyond providing mortgage-free homes, Building Homes for Heroes will offer residents comprehensive support services including financial guidance, physical and mental health resources, and emergency funding assistance when needed, ensuring veterans and first responders have access to the wraparound care that addresses their unique needs. The organization has set ambitious goals of delivering 50 homes in 2025; reaching its milestone 500th home before the end of 2026 and helping more than 5,000 heroes this year through all its programs.
Freedom Hill stands out not only for what's being built, but for how it's being built. The project represents a blueprint for public-private partnership at its most impactful: the
The location adds deeper meaning to the project,
"Serving those who served is deeply engrained in who we are at Lowe's. Alongside Building Homes for Heroes, we've been able to transform hundreds of lives of veterans and first responders through mortgage-free homes. Freedom Hill will not only continue that legacy, but provide a blueprint for communities nationwide," said Joe McFarland, Lowe's Executive Vice President of Stores and Gulf War Veteran. "We are grateful for the generosity of Lowe's customers who have helped bring Building Homes for Heroes vision for Freedom Hill to life."
The path from vision to groundbreaking required exceptional collaboration and perseverance. Over 14 months,
"The
The community also represents a strategic milestone as Building Homes for Heroes approaches its 20-year anniversary in 2026. Since its founding, the organization has constructed, modified, and gifted more than 440 mortgage-free homes to veterans and their families across the nation. This first-of-its-kind village model signals an evolution in how the organization serves veterans and first responders, representing the first custom community in the organization's history.
Development and planning for the village will continue over the coming months, with full construction expected to begin in 2026.
The Veterans Day groundbreaking will bring together community members, leaders and most importantly, the veterans whose lives will be forever changed by this community. The day will begin at the
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ABOUT BUILDING HOMES FOR HEROES
Building Homes for Heroes builds and gifts mortgage-free homes, and completes home modifications, for veterans, emergency first responders and their families, and provides further services along their road to recovery to help them live a promising and fulfilling life ahead. The organization reached a
About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week, with total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than
MEDIA CONTACTS
Building Homes for Heroes
David Weingrad | David.Weingrad@buildinghomesforheroes.org
Lowe's
Laurel Waller | Laurel.Waller@lowes.com
Rika White | RWhite@mooresvillenc.gov
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