A Foxhole Home under construction for a homeless military veteran. Courtesy photo

Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church’s holiday cookie fundraiser was a great success. We sold 100 boxes of cookies and raised almost $2,500. This year all the proceeds from the sales were donated to a new charity centered in Tularosa called Foxhole Homes.

Foxhole homes aims to provide our homeless military veterans with low-cost, sustainable, community oriented housing. Working on the earthship model of Taos fame, they use recycled and reused materials and alternative building techniques to keep construction costs at a minimum while keeping their environmental impact as small as possible.

A religius icn topped with snow on the grounds of the Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church. Courtesy photo

Each house will be near energy self-sufficient and will include a greenhouse for food production and water recycling systems. This year’s donation will pay for the rain gutters, floor system, and kitchen in their first completed home.

For more information, or to donate to Foxhole Homes, visit foxhole.org.

For more information on Saint Job or the Orthodox Church, visit stjobla.org.