The Immigrant Welcome Network of Johnson County, a local nonprofit, hosted a grand opening for its two-unit supportive housing duplex on Nov. 7. The network was able to buy the duplex units and furnish them with the help of several community organizations.
Houses into Homes, The Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County, Resilient Sustainable Future for Iowa City, and independent donors all helped the nonprofit secure the units and furnish them, and had several representatives in attendance at the grand opening.
The nonprofit has one other location for supportive housing started last September, but does not own the building. The nonprofit hosted a fundraising gala in September, with the goal of raising $50,000 for the new supportive housing duplex that they would own, and ended up raising about $68,000…