Key facts
- Invitation Homes and HBI announced a partnership to train and place veterans and military family members in skilled trades.
- The program adds recruitment at HBI Military Services sites including Fort Stewart, Georgia, and Jacksonville, Florida.
- Invitation Homes' Veteran Employee Resource Group will provide mentorship and career guidance under the agreement.
- HBI said nearly 90% of its military program graduates secure jobs, earning on average more than three times the federal minimum wage.
Invitation Homes and the Home Builders Institute said on November 9, 2026 that they have formed a partnership to expand training and job placement for transitioning armed services members, veterans and their families seeking careers in construction, property maintenance and other skilled trades.
The collaboration folds Invitation Homes' Invitation to SkillUp initiative into HBI's Military Services program. Under the agreement, the partners plan to provide hands-on, instructor-led training, industry-recognized certifications and job placement services, and to connect HBI-trained veterans, military spouses and family members with roles in the build-to-rent and single-family rental sectors.
The partners also plan to expand recruitment at HBI Military Services locations including Fort Stewart, Georgia, and Jacksonville, Florida, and to use Invitation Homes' Veteran Employee Resource Group for mentorship and career guidance. They also aim to highlight success stories of veterans and family members who move into skilled trades careers.
"Veterans and their families have dedicated themselves to serving our country, and we are proud to support them as they transition into rewarding civilian careers," Invitation Homes President and CEO Dallas Tanner said in the release.
HBI President and CEO Ed Brady said the nonprofit has spent the past decade training, certifying and placing transitioning military members, veterans and their families in skilled trades roles. Nearly 90% of its military program graduates secure jobs, earning on average more than three times the federal minimum wage, according to the announcement.
Invitation to SkillUp is Invitation Homes' national skilled trades development platform, which partners with trade schools and workforce organizations to broaden access to skills education and promote trades careers.