LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Hope Village, a community of 18 tiny homes aimed at housing formerly incarcerated individuals, is now under construction.
It’s a project nonprofit Bridges to Hope has been working to get off the ground since 2017. Executive Director Rhonda Mattingly said the goal is to keep recently released people from recidivating, or relapsing back to criminal behavior, once they’re free.
“With a record, it’s very difficult to find a landlord who is willing to rent to them,” Mattingly said. “Having a stable, safe environment and actual community will help keep them from going back.”…