First Tiny Home Sponsor Is Secured
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$245K pledged for Branson housing project
After development of Elevate Branson’s tiny homes community started in earnest in August, the nonprofit has quickly secured $245,000 in pledges.
Nonprofit founder Bryan Stallings said seven donors, at $35,000 apiece, have committed funds for the 48-unit Elevate Community development that’s underway on 5 acres just north of the nonprofit’s 310 Gretna Road campus in Branson. Elevate Branson is seeking $35,000 sponsorships to cover the cost of the 400-square-foot houses, according to past Springfield Business Journal reporting.
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RAISING UP NEIGHBORS IN NEED
Jamie, a member of the Elevate Work program, heads to class on Monday and Wednesday nights, learns valuable job skills and receives a hot dinner. On Tuesday, his daughter, Katie, attends the after-school reading program and eats dinner there with her friends. Jamie receives a hand-delivered sack lunch from Elevate Branson on Thursday. And on Sunday, he stops by for an optional church service and eats a hot breakfast.
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Elevate Branson creating tiny home community for those in poverty
Elevate Branson is moving forward with plans to create a tiny home community to house individuals and couples who are chronically homeless or disabled, and the working poor who are currently living in rundown extended-stay motels.
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Branson nonprofit starts tiny homes development
With help from Eden Village in Springfield, the nonprofit Elevate Branson is starting a tiny homes development in the tourist city.
Officials yesterday delivered and unloaded a 400-square-foot home model at Elevate Branson’s 310 Gretna Road headquarters. The house is on loan from Eden Village II, which is in development at 3155 W. Brower St. in Springfield.
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Battling Food Insecurity In The Ozarks
You’ve probably heard the term “food insecurity” and maybe thought that it’s a new way of saying “hunger” or “poverty.” Food insecurity is related to both poverty and hunger, but it means something completely different. One in ten households in America experience food insecurity and the significant and somewhat surprising health effects associated with it,
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Our Glass Is Half Full
People make fun of “cockeyed optimists” and rose-colored glasses are not always in style, but I know there will be much good that comes from the challenges we now face. In the last 30 days alone, we have already learned what is truly essential and what is not, as well as how individual actions can
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