DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines City Council approved a resolution on Monday night that establishes a new potential location for a tiny home village to house homeless individuals.
Joppa, a local nonprofit, has been trying to establish a tiny home village for the last several years. The organization has flirted with several other properties in the past, but now the early stages are underway for the Joppa Village near the old Chesterfield School property on Maury Street.
“We have been working with the City of Des Moines for years to develop a community that will provide permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals. While some project details have evolved over time, our vision for the Joppa Village has remained the same: Create a village community of unconditional love and support for our chronically homeless neighbors and help them rediscover hope, so they can once again become productive citizens and live a life of meaning.”
Media spokesperson for Joppa
The resolution begins the process for Joppa and the city to discuss plans for the village. It would sit on 5.5 acres of land located at 2501 Maury Steet and would have approximately 50 tiny homes in the Joppa Village at Chesterfield…