CommunitySaturday, November 7
A homeless Army veteran moves into the first home from the Plummer Home and Jordan Jenkins' partnership
The Today in Columbus team
A Columbus veteran has a new home. On Thursday, the Plummer Home and former NFL and Harris County football player Jordan Jenkins celebrated their first veteran resident through Jenkins' Between the Hedges Properties and Harboring Change initiative. They also signed a memorandum of understanding.
The first veteran resident, by the numbers
- 800+
- veterans being assisted by the Plummer Home
- 15 years
- Dominique Williams served in the U.S. Army
- 3
- bedrooms in the house Williams is moving into
Dominique Williams lived on the streets for nearly two months before his uncle called the Plummer Home. WTVM reports his new house came fully furnished.
2 daysfrom his uncle's call to getting help
The Plummer Home then helped Williams with a job, schooling and a HUD voucher.
Source: WRBL
“Somebody paved the way for you to be where you’re at now. Now it’s my turn to pave the way for other folks.”
- Rent: paid by HUD vouchers at market rate set by the Housing Authority
- Williams pays: water and internet bills only
- Next: Jenkins plans community events for local veterans