CHARLOTTE — Tiara Johnson is the first resident in the Small Beginnings community in north Charlotte.
“When there is hope, there is blessing,” Johnson told Channel 9 after moving into the affordable home.
The housing nonprofit, Home Again Foundation, cut the ribbon Tuesday after Johnson moved in.
“It just feels good,” Johnson said. “I’m warm. I’m safe.”
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She was living out of her car.
Vicki Craighead-Davis, with the Home Again Foundation, is helping Johnson with her new cottage and a future career and has already noticed a difference.
“She is happy,” Craighead-Davis said. “She has hope. She sees a future for her and her child.”
In the video at the top of this webpage, learn about Johnson’s hope for the future through the Home Again Foundation.
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