ROCKFORD — A nonprofit that works to prevent suicide and uplift at-risk communities has turned over the keys of a new home to a local veteran, culminating two years of work to revitalize a ramshackle property on the city’s west side.
Marshmallow’s Hope and Army veteran Brad Scoville, 57, cut the ribbon Monday on the three-bedroom, two-bathroom house off West State Street and Lakin Terrace. Scoville was selected a year ago from a multitude of veterans in need of a “forever home,” said Laura Kane, founder of Marshmallow’s Hope.
“Not only is it great for me but it’s also good for the city because this was an eyesore,” Scoville said as he walked through the completed home for the first time. “It’s hard not to get choked up. My brain’s already working on where this is going to go and where that’s going to go. It’s over the top. It’s a lot, very emotional.”…