Columbus, Georgia — Est. 2025
VetsForge operates transitional housing for homeless veterans under VA Grant and Per Diem contracts. Eight beds to start. Revenue from day one. Zero traditional fundraising.
The model
Holds VA GPD housing contracts. Receives per diem payments. Translates into cash flow from day one of operations.
Applies for federal grants, Home Depot Foundation awards, and community donations. Funds property acquisition and renovation.
Renovates and adapts properties for veteran occupancy. Generates revenue on renovation work while building housing inventory.
Manages day-to-day operations, veteran intake, and facility maintenance. Collects management fees from the operating LLC.
The gap
Columbus GA has a veteran homelessness problem and a fragmented provider landscape. Tender Love & Care has been doing the work for decades with limited scale. VOA Southeast handles rapid rehousing but doesn't operate beds. There is no dominant Columbus operator with a business-model mindset and a tech-forward construction arm.
VetsForge changes that by combining predictable VA per diem revenue with grant-funded capital and a disciplined operational structure. Veterans get beds. The organization gets sustainability.
No veteran should be homeless in the country they swore an oath to defend.
— VA Mission Statement
VetsForge was built on a simple conviction: the gap between homeless veterans and stable housing is a systems problem, not a charity problem. The VA has the funding. The demand exists. What is missing is operators who treat veteran housing like infrastructure, not charity.
We are building the operational layer. Contracts, not campaigns. Beds, not brochures. Sustainability, not scarcity.
VetsForge is the operator Columbus GA needs for veteran housing at scale. We hold the contracts, manage the properties, and deliver the outcomes the VA and our veterans deserve.