This Tiny Village Has the Vision of Giving Shelter to Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care

Published on April 3, 2024

The organization New Vision Renewable Energy (NVRE) is building a community of 24 tiny homes called “New Vision Village” in which half of the residents will be young men aging out of foster care and the other half will be experienced adults who can offer guidance to the youth. The building of the homes kicked off in late March with a groundbreaking and dedication ceremony at the site of the proposed community in rural Barbour County, West Virginia. The groundbreaking ceremony for New Vision Village on March 22, 2024. (Courtesy of Todd Prather) Pastor Ruston Seaman, founder and director of NVRE, told The Epoch Times, “Unfortunately … if you’ve been in a foster care facility and environment, a lot of times these young people haven’t been given very much instruction that would help them in their adult life, and that’s one of the big problems.”...

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