The Tiny Homes Project has been given a big financial boost this week with news that an $82,500 FutureSteps grant will inch them one step closer to their goal of $750,000.
The project’s mission is to construct four ‘tiny homes’ in Proserpine for women over 55 who are struggling with homelessness.
Whitsunday Regional Council has donated the land and the dedicated committee from the Tiny Homes Project have been hosting fundraisers and applying for grants to pay for the construction of the one-bedroom single-storey homes.
Joanne Moynihan, CEO of the Whitsunday Housing Company says that with the help of this recent grant, the Tiny Homes Project is “over a third of the way” to reaching their financial goal.
“This is a huge boost for us and moves us closer to our target amount,” she said.
“Hopefully this means we can start construction before the year is out.”
The FutureSteps, Land Lease, Bendigo Bank grant is given to charities that create new transitional or long-term housing for people at risk of or are experiencing homelessness.
Fundraising Coordinator for Tiny Homes Project Sandy Clark said this is the first grant that has been awarded to the project and she is over the moon.
“We have plans to raise all of the money for the build this year and we are so thankful,” she said.
“Thanks to Paul Wronski and Joanne Moynihan who worked on the application with me - let’s hope there are more to come.”
The Tiny Homes Project is also hosting a ‘Let’s Do Latin’ Fundraiser at the Whitsunday Sailing Club lawn on Saturday July 8. There are still tickets available here: https://bit.ly/Lets-Do-Latin
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