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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Bridge Builders Communities is making strides toward starting the next phase of its project to build 25 tiny homes in Augusta.
Bridge Builder Communities leaders hosted a volunteer drive at the HUB for Community Innovation Augusta on Saturday to recruit people to help in the next phase of its project.
Volunteers will be responsible for community outreach, advertising and to help with fundraising.
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Project leaders are preparing to get construction plans approved by the city of Augusta to be able to start breaking ground on its property on Merry Street in September.
The 25 tiny homes will be available for 18- to 25-year-olds who are aging out of the foster care system.
ShDonna Drumgoole, program director, said she is excited to get to the stage of the project where they need to recruit for more help. She said this is a project years in the making.
“I’ve been in the social work field for over 20 years, and I’ve always worked with families and children,” said Drumgoole. When I lived in Alaska, I worked with at-risk youth, and that was kind of gave me the idea of, you know, this is something that we can do.”
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Drumgoole said she hopes to move quickly on construction and to have kids move in by Summer 2025.
She said the biggest challenge was getting site plans approved by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission.
Drumgoole said they are about a third of the way from reaching their fundraising goal of roughly $3 million.
However, organizers are confident they will be able to reach that goal with no issues considering the amount of in fundraising they’ve already received from the community.
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“We are just so thankful that the community has rallied around this. Everywhere we go and talk about it, everybody understands it. People understand that this is a great program, and everybody is ready to jump in and do what they can to get us over the finish line,” said Chair of the Board of Directors Joe Gambill.
Drumgoole says they’re still calling for volunteers for the project and for the services they already provide for the community like helping to provide shelter, food and resources.
Click here to volunteer or donate if you want to contribute to the project.
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