Brownwood News – The Executive Director of Brown County Home Solutions was a happy lady Tuesday afternoon. Linda Heitman received confirmation Tuesday, and shared with members of the BCHS board, that they are the recipients of a $50,000 grant from the Moody Foundation. That money will finance construction of the next two tiny homes, a duplex, at Legacy Village in the 1100 block of Avenue D in Brownwood.
“I am super, super excited about it. The Moody Foundation, based in Galveston, is a family owned foundation that gives millions of dollars to different communities and organizations every year for community service projects,” Heitman said.
Work is currently underway on tiny home #5. More than 20 volunteers worked on the home last Saturday.
“Right after we finish the fifth one, which I’m hoping to have the fifth tiny home finished by the end of March, I will go ahead and schedule the concrete and the plumbing and foundation to be done and we will get started on that right after number five,” Heitman said. The goal is to keep constructing tiny homes at the site until 16 of them are available to help families and individuals.
Tiny homes 1-4 are all currently occupied. They are designed to transition the homeless back into productive society. More than a home, occupants also go through a complete program that teaches them money management, budgeting and helps them in other areas they may need.
The vision statement of Brown County Home Solutions is to address homelessness in Brown County by assisting homeless individuals and families or persons at risk of homelessness to quickly regain stability into permanent housing. The 501 (c) 3 organization administrative office is at 1101 Avenue D.
Linda Heitman is shown with her grant notification. Behind her in the distance is tiny home #5 nearing completion.
