The Warrior Village Project and construction students from five high schools are building tiny homes that will end up as housing for homeless veterans.
LAKESIDE, Calif. — High school students got to work Wednesday, helping the homeless while getting credits in construction class. Construction students from five high schools in San Diego County are building six tiny homes alongside the Warrior Village Project.
“It’s the first really big project we’ve had, we’ve built sheds and stuff but it’s the first big project, like a house,” Rancho Buena Vista High Student Jorge Hernandez said.
“We’re definitely enjoying it because it’s new experiences, new methods of what we do, it’s very fun,” Student Juan Torres said.
When completed, four of the tiny homes will be given to non-profits to be put in the community to house homeless veterans.
“Kitchen, bathroom, living area, heating and air conditioning, but they’re smaller and they’re put on trailers so …