About Unsung Heroes of America

Built by a Veteran Who Refused to Look Away

Unsung Heroes of America was founded by Jermaine Bullard Sr., Founder & Executive Director — a U.S. Army veteran from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, who enlisted in July 2001 and served for over a decade. He rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant (E-6), deployed three times to Iraq, and completed two tours in Kuwait — serving as a 19K tank armor crewman and 92W water treatment specialist, stationed in Germany and at Fort Stewart, Fort Riley, and Fort McPherson.

After leaving active duty in 2011, Mr. Bullard continued serving overseas as a Senior Training and Development Specialist, training the Afghan Army in supply chain logistics under U.S. Army regulations. Returning home, he saw firsthand how many of the men and women he had served alongside were falling through the cracks — living on the streets of a region with one of the highest concentrations of need in the country, often carrying the invisible wounds of war.

He founded UHOA in 2016 to answer that need with a small, intensely personal transitional shelter model. Mr. Bullard holds a Master of Science in Business Organizational Leadership and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Columbia Southern University, and he personally seeded the organization's first investment. UHOA is currently in launch phase, with a 6–12 bed recovery home opening in Decatur, GA in 2027 (learn more).

The name says it all: these are unsung heroes — people who served without seeking recognition, and who too often struggle without receiving the help they've earned. UHOA exists to make sure those promises are kept.

Who Runs UHOA

UHOA is a volunteer-led organization. Day-to-day operations, program design, and administration are led by our Founder & Executive Director, who serves without compensation. Every hour of leadership time and every dollar raised is directed toward standing up the transitional housing program and serving veterans.

As UHOA moves out of launch phase and into operating its first recovery home in 2027, we are actively expanding our leadership. We are building a Board of Directors composed of veterans, community leaders, housing and behavioral-health professionals, and grant-making partners who share our mission of ending veteran homelessness in metro Atlanta.

If you have professional experience in nonprofit governance, veteran services, real estate, behavioral health, finance, or fundraising and are interested in serving on our board, we would be honored to hear from you.