Heavy machinery is rolling into Mesa to tackle one of the city’s most persistent challenges: providing stable homes for chronically homeless and disabled residents.
The solution, Eden Village of Arizona, is building 21 low-rent tiny homes along North Alma School Road, just half a mile from downtown and within easy reach of light rail. Eden Village leaders broke ground there late last year.
Unlike most affordable housing projects, Eden Village’s acre-and-a-half development is funded entirely by private donations, not taxpayer dollars. Local donors have contributed as much as $10,000 each, fueling a grassroots effort led by Rick and Laurie McClellan, a couple from Gilbert who raised $2.6 million, primarily through their ministry, to launch this initiative…