After selling his company for eight figures to a competitor, Marcel LeBrun is using his profit to build a community of tiny homes for those who need it most. In Fredericton, Canada, his factory is churning out 1 tiny home every 4 business days in order to create the 12 Neighbors gated community of 99 homes and an enterprise center to give local homeless people a real second chance.
He has invested $4 million dollars of his own money on the project to build these homes. With grants and support from the provincial and national government, the 12 Neighbors community has received $12 million in total.
The tiny homes have all the necessities: a full-service kitchen, living and bedroom areas, and a full bathroom. They each have a small deck, solar panels on the roofs, and an aesthetically pleasing coat of paint.
They were pre-built in a warehouse in which LaBrun employs skilled…
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