A sample Eden Village home
A recent donation will help build housing in Harrisburg for the homeless.
Eden Village Harrisburg announced Thursday that the Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors (GHAR) awarded the group $75,000 for its tiny home project planned on S. Front Street.
The money will support the construction of one 400-square-foot tiny home for an unhoused person. The organization plans to build 32 tiny homes and a community room and offer long-term housing with rent at about $300 a month.
“We hope that this is the first of many community organizations that believe in Harrisburg and this mission that we can help the chronically unhoused,” said Wendell Hoover, a local realtor and Eden Village Harrisburg board member.
The nonprofit, an offshoot of Springfield, Missouri-based Eden Village, was organized by a group of Harrisburg area friends, many with ties to housing, who wanted to address homelessness. In March, Harrisburg approved plans for Eden Village to build its tiny home community at 1103 S. Front St., near tiny home community Veteran’s Grove and future housing development Tunnel to Towers, two projects aimed at helping homeless veterans.
According to Hoover, the Eden Village Harrisburg project is in the environmental assessment stage, and so far, things are looking good. If all goes as planned, contractors will begin clearing the land in several months. Eden Village Harrisburg is also still fundraising for its roughly $5.8 million project, though it hopes that volunteer efforts will reduce the cost.
“The GHAR board is proud to be the first organization to make this commitment to Eden Village Harrisburg. Our members were moved by the vital work being done to address unhoused needs in our community, and we are equally excited to partner not only with Eden Village, but with the greater Harrisburg community and our affiliated partners to make this tiny home a reality,” said Kathleen Ludwig, CEO of GHAR.
To donate to Eden Village Harrisburg, visit their website.
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