Gene Call is working with Corey Purdie with Home Transitional Network to build tiny homes for individuals through G.R.A.C.E.
Grace – a second chance for all seeking a fresh start
Redemption – new beginnings, new creation
Acceptance – inclusion instead of exclusion
Compassion – relational
Encouragement – empowering those they serve
The first tiny home was built in October 2022 for Mr. Kevin, a Craven County man who suffers from Charcot neuroarthropathy.
From WITN on 9/27/22 in New Bern, NC: “There’s a common saying that everyone deserves a second chance.” One man in Craven County is about to get his.
The home looks like an empty shell right now, but it’s a sign of a better future, thanks to the Home Transitional Network, a collaboration between New Bern nonprofit Wash Away Unemployment and local sponsors and volunteers. Work started on the house on Sept 20 and is scheduled to finish on the 30th. They’re building it at 1004 Queen Street.
‘We’re building four walls for people that face barriers into housing,’ site director Corey Purdie said. ‘That’s maybe incarceration, prior incarcerations, any hurdle they may have encountered before that’s prevented them from getting permanent housing.’
The tiny home will soon belong to Kevin Smith. He’s one of many people who struggles to make a life for themselves because of their past.”