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Home of the Brave renovating homeless veterans shelter

Nonprofit honors co-founders at community open house
Home of the Brave held a community open house at its campus on Sharps Road near Milford June 21. Visitors toured the facilities for homeless men and women veterans. Lowered Habits Car Club provided the vehicles for the car show. BILL SHULL PHOTOS
Bill Shull
June 27, 2025

Home of the Brave, a shelter for homeless veterans in Milford, is undergoing renovations aimed at improving quality of life for its residents.

Greg Fuller, Home of the Brave’s acting executive director, gave the Cape Gazette a tour of the construction during a community open house June 21.

The shelter houses up to 15 men at any one time. The women’s facility houses up to five females and their children.

Fuller said 89 veterans went through Home of the Brave in 2024.

A 225-square-foot addition is being built onto the men’s shelter to house a new kitchen, thanks to a federal grant.

“We’ll have a table that seats 12 at a time,” Fuller said. “It’s going to be a full kitchen with all new appliances, all new cabinetry and recessed lights. There will be a sink to wash dishes and a place to set them up.”

Fuller said the new space will replace a small conference room that currently serves as a makeshift dining area. 

He said the work should be done in July. 

The men’s shelter is a former farmhouse that was renovated by Home of the Brave in 1996. Besides living spaces, the building also houses administrative offices.

Fuller showed off the rooms that are being repainted. Pergo Flooring will replace well-worn carpets. A new septic system will be installed. Those updates were made possible by a grant from the Crystal Trust.

Fuller said all renovations are expected to be done in the fall. He said he plans to leave the Home of the Brave organization once the projects are finished.

Home of the Brave also honored its co-founders at the June 21 event.

Vietnam veterans Les Stephenson, Eldin Adkins, Russ Burgess, Bruce Hickman, Edward Moczulski, Ben Shaw, Steve Spicer and Jeff Stewart launched the organization in 1992.

Fuller read a proclamation from the state Senate recognizing the men for their dedication.

“It was their wisdom and determination to make a difference in the lives of homeless veterans that will forever be ingrained in the hearts of many,” Fuller read.

Home of the Brave also received a donation of $1,190 in gift cards from St. John the Apostle Church in Milford.

The open house featured a lineup of vehicles from the Lowered Habits Car Club.

For more information on the Home of the Brave, go to homeofthebravefdn.org.

“We’re a small organization, but we’re doing big things,” Fuller said.

 

Home of the Brave honored its co-founders with a proclamation from the Delaware Senate. Shown in back are board members (l-r) Dallas Wingate, Angela Showell and Esther Fuller. In front are Liza Orlando, HOB board member; Greg Fuller, acting HOB executive director; and Les Stephenson, HOB co-founder.
The men’s shelter at Home of the Brave is an old farmhouse that was renovated in 1996. The home is undergoing major updates, including painting, new flooring and a new septic system. The shelter can house up to 15 veterans at any one time. The renovations were made possible by a grant from Crystal Trust.
An addition is being built for the men’s shelter. It will house a new kitchen and dining area. The construction was made possible by a federal grant.
St. John the Apostle Church in Milford donated $1,190 in gift cards collected by its parishioners. Shown in back are (l-r) Maggy McCole, St. John’s Church and Dallas Wingate, HOB board member. In front are Angela Showell, HOB board member; Peggy DeMartin, St. John’s Church; Stephanie McDonough, St. John’s Church; Greg Fuller, HOB acting executive director; Liza Orlando, HOB board member; and Les Stephenson, HOB co-founder.
Diana Wheeler stands next to her immaculate 2011 Chevy Camaro, which was part of the car show sponsored by the Lowered Habits Car Club.
All the cool kids are driving these, like 10-month-old Kaiser Zwiebel of Seaford. His father was controlling the mini-car with a remote.
Home of the Brave’s RV was on display at the open house.

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Bill Shull has been covering Lewes for the Cape Gazette since 2023. He comes to the world of print journalism after 40 years in TV news. Bill has worked in his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He came to Lewes in 2014 to help launch WRDE-TV. Bill served as WRDE’s news director for more than eight years, working in Lewes and Milton. He is a 1986 graduate of Penn State University. Bill is an avid aviation and wildlife photographer, and a big Penn State football, Eagles, Phillies and PGA Tour golf fan. Bill, his wife Jill and their rescue cat, Lucky, live in Rehoboth Beach.

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