'I think it is quite innovative that people who served our country are going to get compensated. It is great for me to be apart of something that is memorable and has meaning,' said Grace Diaz.Diaz is a junior at Poway High school. She showed me around this tiny home she and her classmates are building. Diaz is one of the only girls in the construction program at her school.'It feels great. I am bringing awareness to the trade and the community.
Diaz is among dozens of students building the homes at the AGC Apprenticeship Training Facility in Lakeside. It is a local trade school. They are partnering with the Warrior Village Project. The nonprofit provides housing for homeless veterans. Each school is building its own house.'The goal is to build one house during one academic school year so the students that start building a house see it through its completion,' said Mark Pilcher, Founder of the Warrior Village Project.