Early Thursday, morning drivers heading up State Line Road near I-435 might have been curious as to why a tiny home was parked at the UMB Bank building.
On August 22, UMB at 1310 Carondelet Drive sponsored a (tiny) House Party along with Roasterie Coffee to benefit the Veterans Community Project. The 240-square foot house set upon a trailer welcomed guest tours of the small habitat built for homeless veterans. According to Executive Director Chris Admire, most veterans typically stay 14 to 16 months before they find permanent housing. The Project boasts of a 85 percent success rate at placing vets. The oldest vets to live in the tiny housing community at 89th and Troost are a couple of Korean War vets, one of whom is 95 years old, according to Admire.
UMB Branch Manager Lori Dame says UMB and Roasterie are pleased to partner with Veterans Community Project for their end-of-quarter community event. “We are always looking for organizations to connect with,” she says. “And Veterans Community Project is eight miles down the street.” She said Veterans Community Project, like UMB, has branched out to Colorado and St. Louis. “So it made sense,” she said.
Non-perishable food items were collected at the event to benefit the homeless veterans commissary. “We had an SUV full of donations,” says Dame. Snacks and iced coffee were provided by The Roasterie which is located in the UMB building.
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