Twenty Volunteers From a Veterans Law Firm Spent Saturday Raising the Frame of a Houston Habitat Home for a Veteran Family

Twenty employees of Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick — CCK Law, a national firm that practices veterans law — volunteered with Houston Habitat for Humanity on Saturday, November 7, working alongside veteran volunteers on construction tasks at a Habitat build at 9011 Robins Egg Trail in Houston, the organizations announced Monday. CCK Law's sponsorship of the build is one of the largest contributions Houston Habitat has ever received in support of its Veteran Build program.

The firm's team worked the day with Houston Habitat staff, and Habitat will continue construction of the home through completion before handing the keys to the family. The Veteran Build program brings together community partners, volunteers and veterans to support affordable homeownership for local families who have served — and many members of the CCK Law team are veterans themselves or have family ties to the military community, the firm said, with the build held days before Veterans Day.

"CCK Law and Houston Habitat for Humanity share something fundamental: a belief that veterans deserve more than gratitude," said Christine Clemens, a partner at the firm and vice-chair of the State Bar of Texas Military and Veterans Law Section, in the release. "Habitat turns that belief into housing. We turn it into advocacy." Houston Habitat CEO Allison Hay answered from the other side of the partnership: "We appreciate CCK Law's commitment to making a meaningful difference for Houston families, and we look forward to welcoming the future homeowners once construction is complete."

The build sits inside a long Houston record. Founded in 1987, Houston Habitat for Humanity has built more than 1,200 homes across 15 Houston neighborhoods — including Fifth Ward, Clinton Park, Settegast, Central Southwest and Third Ward — and has repaired more than 900 homes for seniors and families since Hurricane Harvey. Saturday's frame-raising added one more address to that count, with the finish work — and the key handover — still ahead.