Every veteran deserves a door of their own. We're building 21 of them.
Veterans 1st of NEW is building Cottage Court — 17 × 400 sqft and 4 × 600 sqft tiny homes plus an on-site community center serving veterans across Northeast Wisconsin. The build is happening right now.
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The problem Veterans 1st solves
Too many veterans return home to instability — couch-surfing, unsafe rentals, or living out of a vehicle. A safe door of your own isn't a luxury; it's the foundation for everything else: a job, treatment, family, dignity. Veterans 1st of NEW is building Cottage Court so that veterans in Northeast Wisconsin have a real home and the on-site community to help them rebuild from it.
● Perspectives
Hear from the people closest to Cottage Court.
Veterans, volunteers, donors, and the team building the village — in their own words.
● Coming soon
First stories from the CTO community are on the way.
First perspectives coming soon · Veterans · Volunteers · Donors
● Build status
Cottage Court, by the numbers.
From the May 2026 walk-through with Kim Nohr.
21 homes
17 × 400 sqft tiny homes plus 4 × 600 sqft tiny homes — purpose-built for veterans, paired with an on-site community center.
2 framed
First two tiny homes are framed. Walls up, roofs going on — the village is taking shape.
90%
Community Center exterior is 90% done. The shared heart of the village is almost weather-tight.
10 in progress
4 tiny-home concrete slabs being poured soon. 6 more sites being excavated. The next phase is already underway.
● Media
Watch the build. See the site. Read the story.
Click any card to watch, browse, or read.
● Get involved
What Veterans 1st of NEW needs right now.
Cottage Court runs on community support — donations, volunteer time, and trades willing to show up on site. Here's how to help.
Donate
Fund a door.
Help finish the homes already underway and break ground on the next ones.
Donate at veterans1stnew.comVolunteer
Show up on site.
Skilled trades, workdays, and supply drives — Cottage Court is being built by people who care.
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