An organization in Shelby County, helps veterans in their time of need, especially those who need a place to live.

And 2020 veterans roll Outreach opened the Veterans Village, six tiny homes in downtown Shelbyville.

It also includes a newly renovated community center for Food and Fellowship.

Our Laura Rogers takes us there.

Dunaway served five years in the US Marine Corps from 1998 to 2003.

We're on our way back from Okinawa in 2001.

On September 11th, we got a call over the airplane radio that the planes that had the Twin Towers.

Hoy was in Afghanistan two months later.

Upon leaving the military, he pursued various professions and interests until a series of setbacks left him living out of his truck.

I don't know where I'd be without this place.

I was in a real bad place for a good while.

But now he's in a good place.

February will mark two years that Hoy has lived here at the veterans Village in Shelbyville, a neighborhood of tiny homes each 360 square feet.

There's five other guys here in the community, and we help each other out.

Saved my life.

I was an.

The village serves as transitional housing until a veteran is back on solid footing.

For Hoy, that's literal, as he's currently nursing an ankle injury which has delayed his departure.

This has helped me immensely.

Like I said, I don't know where I would be right now if it wasn't for the pro.

This entire project is absolutely amazing.

Started with $30,000 and has grown now into over $600,000 project.

I never had to ask for a penny of money about the time that we thought we was running out of money.

A God seeing somebody walk up and give me a check.

The Veterans Village is a concept born from a group of Vietnam veterans who started a food bank in 2015.

Through that outrage, they realized there were other needs in the community.

Our whole mission immediate needs, is trying to keep all the veterans in their homes not to become homeless.

Along with his military service, Pippen is also a retired veterinarian and says he finds purpose and fulfillment in helping veterans who have fallen on hard times.

The sad part he leaves the military service servicemen is just sort of like, okay, you've done your time.

See you.

You know, so many of them being separated from their families.

They've had many tours overseas.

Veterans Rural Outrage provides counseling and community, but they are served in the Army, including Desert Storm from 1988 to 1992.

He moved into this tiny home, two months ago.

Oh, it's a great place.

And everybody around is friendly.

Although the veterans that we're very you know, we talk a lot and all that and help each other out.

His goal is to get a house in the next year.

It is VR O's goal to get them the support they need to get back on track with things like bills, budgeting and benefits.

They got to set up with a financial planner, helping us with money management, helping us with life skills, and really setting us up into a place where we leave here and a better place when we came here.

All right, if you just let me know.

Yeah.

Thank you.

The Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs gave $75,000 to renovate the community center.

Otherwise, the local community has donated all of the funds for the project.

Veterans Rural Outreach serves veterans in Shelby and surrounding counties.

The group tells us they hope this is a pilot project for a more affordable housing options across Kentucky.