Students Helping Veterans

Big Heroes Tiny Homes

Students Helping Veterans: Big Heroes is a student-community collaborative project, spearheaded by Summer Creek and Kingwood Park High Schools in Humble ISD. Their goal is to provide student-built tiny homes for homeless veterans in the Houston area.

In collaboration with local architects, engineers, and other community partners, the schools will design and build homes on each campus, with the intent of including other schools in the Houston area as the project progresses and ultimately lead to becoming an inspiration Nationwide.

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Kingwood Park High School

A Message From The Students

Students Helping Veterans: Big Heroes, Tiny Homes is a student -community collaborative project with a goal to provide student-built tiny homes to homeless veterans in the Houston area. We seek to achieve this goal through partnerships and and leaders in our community. The Kingwood Park Tiny Homes Project has already completed two tiny homes, the first overseen by lead Architect Sarah Dalby, and the second by lead architect Brendan Flaherty. We are continuing the tiny homes mission and beginning our third tiny home in the fall of 2020.

   

Where Are They Now?

“As one of the first students to have the opportunity to be apart if this organization, I have seen this project from its first nail to its third house. Before I graduated from Kingwood Park High School in May 2019, I was the lead architect for Kingwood Park High School’s first tiny home. I was in charge of drafting the construction and design plans as well as presenting to community members in order to acquire donations and community support. I was also hands-on during the construction process, working hard alongside my peers.

Since I was involved from the beginning, including fundraising, publicity, and public speaking, as well as the actual construction, I believe this project made me a very well rounded graduate and gave me an experience that I couldn’t have gotten elsewhere. These skills have made me a better student and will continue to serve me into my professional career.

This project not only gave me the opportunity to earn scholarships and leadership positions, but it also led me to my current major at UT Austin where I am studying Architectural Engineering. I plan to continue to be involved in this project for years to come, in whatever role that may entail, whether as a donor, volunteer, technical reference, or otherwise.

Overall, Students Helping Veterans: Big Heroes, Tiny Homes, was an amazing way to grow my skills and heart of service, and I hope that this opportunity will spread to other students around the country.” -Sarah Dalby

“My name is Brendan Flaherty, I was the designer and lead student architect for the second tiny home built at Kingwood Park High School. I graduated from KPark in the spring of 2020 and I now attend Lonestar College where I am majoring in construction science.

The tiny home project has been an amazing experience for me. I love that as students we worked together to give back to someone who has served our amazing country and was willing to put their life on the line for what it stands for. People who have given a part of their life for service in the military should not have to worry about where their next meal is going to come from or if they will have enough clothes to keep them warm at night. It is an awesome feeling when the tiny home you have been working hard on is finally finished and you are able to provide a home to someone who may have been living on the streets for years.

When I started in Mrs. Taylor’s class I thought I wanted to be an architect. However, as soon as we started construction on the first tiny home I knew I wanted to be in construction management. This project helped me find something I was passionate about while also giving me the opportunity to serve others. I have developed a true heart of service through my work in this program and I hope that many students will take up the awesome opportunity this program offers.” -Brendan Flaherty

 

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