A Little Rock tiny-home village got a surprise $25,000 gift
The Blue & You Foundation honored Providence Park, which offers permanent homes and on-site medical, mental health, and dental care, and is planning 400 tiny homes.
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The Blue & You Foundation surprised Providence Park in Little Rock with $25,000. The village gives people leaving homelessness a permanent home, and it has medical, mental health, and dental care on the property. Residents talked about what having a house changed for them.
The park is planning 400 tiny homes. The gift is for the village that is already housing people, and for that larger plan.
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