Southern Nevada Veterans Organizations and Community Leaders Join Efforts to Develop and Promote the Veteran Nomination Process
LAS VEGAS, NV (August 25, 2025) – On Veterans Day, November 11, 2025, the Bay Law Injury Attorneys will award ownership of a fully functional Tiny Home and its property to a deserving veteran in Southern Nevada. The home was built from the ground up by Shop Class high school students under the guidance of JAG Development and local construction and trade professionals who volunteered their time and expertise as teachers and mentors.
“While most Southern Nevada veterans are thriving, many others face serious challenges once they leave the military,” said Deniz Bayramoglu, Managing Attorney of Bay Law Injury Attorneys in Henderson, Nevada. “They need a strong support system that helps them adjust to civilian life, find good jobs and access affordable housing. The Shop Class program is one part of an overall solution that helps meets the needs of these veterans.”
This support system includes local Veterans Services Organizations (VSOs) that provide a wide range of educational, career, social and health services that help improve the quality of life for veterans. Master The Network, the Southern Nevada Veterans Chamber of Commerce (SNVCC) and other community stakeholders are working with Bay Law to identify, nominate and evaluate veterans eligible to receive the Tiny Home award.
The team is finalizing a list of information that must be provided for each applicant or nominee to be considered for the award, such as name, contact information (if known), military branch, service dates, discharge status and a brief description of why the veteran deserves the award.
Veterans may need to show financial readiness, including the ability to pay utilities, insurance, property taxes and the cost of basic home and property upkeep. The official evaluation criteria will be published at BayLawInjury.com/veterans before Monday August 25, 2025, when the application/nomination process begins.
 
“Any veteran in Southern Nevada with an Honorable Discharge or Other Than Honorable Discharge can apply or be nominated to receive the Tiny Home award,” said Monifa Caines, is a former Air Force trauma nurse and 99th Air Base Wing Executive Officer who served more than eight years in Italy, Spain and Nevada and in classified locations around the world. “We all want to make sure this program prioritizes veterans most at risk of homelessness, but the evaluation process will be guided by fairness, need and sustainability.”
Caines said the Bay Law and Shop Class program extends beyond providing a home to include access to legal guidance, financial resources and other “wraparound” services that help ensure the veteran achieves long-term independence.
“The whole community plays a vital role,” said Edgar Rodriguez, Founder and CEO of Master The Network. “The program truly succeeds when businesses, nonprofits and residents work together to maximize benefits and make sure veterans don’t just get housed, they get integrated back into a supportive community.
“The Bay Law and Shop Class program proves what’s possible when education meets mission, he added. “It’s not just about building and awarding homes, it’s about laying a new foundation for how Southern Nevada repays its veterans.”
Veterans can apply or be nominated at BayLawInjury.com/veterans from Monday, August 25 to Friday October 10.The Tiny Home recipient will be announced on Veterans Day, Tuesday November 11. The award also includes the property where the home will be installed and connected to all utilities. The keys will be handed to the veteran in mid-November.
“Bay Law has partnered with JAG Development to secure land in the Mineral Bay Development on Texas Avenue and Army Street near Water Street in Henderson,” Bayramoglu said. “This will be the first site in a whole community of tiny homes. And we’re planning to build and expand each year to support more veterans in Southern Nevada and, eventually, across the country.”
“This program is about more than a home,” said Lester Lumbad, president of the SNVCC. “It’s about showing what can happen when veteran and community organizations come together with a shared purpose. We’re creating a model for collaboration that gives a deserving veteran a place to live and builds a stronger network of support so veterans have a real pathway to stability and growth. When the community rallies around veterans in this way, everybody benefits.”
“We urge everyone in Southern Nevada to participate in our nomination campaign,” said Bayramoglu. “And ask your family, friends, colleagues and online communities to give the veterans they know a chance to make a fresh start and change their life.”
To learn more, visit www.BayLawInjury.com or contact us at info@BayLawInjury.com.