DES MOINES, Iowa — Joe Stevens has been dreaming about building a tiny home village to help the homeless for a long time.
“Well, after 12 years and looking through literally over 500 properties, we finally found the right property where everybody came together and agrees and is very supportive,” he says with a smile.
The property on Des Moines’ southeast side is known as the old Chesterfield school site. Joppa plans to keep the building and repurpose it as a community center. The nonprofit is leasing five and-a-half acres from the city and hopes to acquire another five and a half that belongs to the Water Reclamation Authority. The plan calls for two phases, building 27 homes in each one…