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Southeast Valley Ledger
By now you may have heard of tiny houses, which are literally small houses that typically measure 100 to 400 square feet. Some tiny homes are built on foundations and some are built on wheels.
Tiny house communities or villages are a growing trend and are developing around the United States for people who desire a simple life. Others are designed to house the homeless, including one tiny home community in Portland, Oregon.
Eagle Pathway, a recently designated non-profit corporation co-founded by Angelese Calderon and Fred Fazil, is in the planning stages of building a tiny home community near Casa Grande, closer to the Arizona City and Eloy areas. The plan is to provide housing for needy teen mothers, who are exiting foster care, and their children as well as other youths aging out of foster care.
“Tiny home communities are an inexpensive way to house the needy,” Calderon recently told theLedger. “There are several companies that are having success (building them).”
San Tan Valley residents Nadia Meagher and Angela Johnson, who each have extensive non-profit experience, are serving as Eagle Pathway volunteers.
Sierra Vista Estates, a mobile home community located at 9431 E. Corabell Ave. in Mesa, is hosting a Christmas Bazaar Fundraiser to benefit Eagle Pathway and the proposed tiny home community.
The fundraising event, which will take place on Dec. 5 from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., will feature vendors, food trucks, raffles, and Disney characters who will provide face painting. K-LOVE radio station will also be present.
For more information please contact Angelese Calderon at 916-380-1032 or email eaglepathway@yahoo.com.
Andrew Luberda began writing for Copper Area News Publishers (CANP) in February 2013 after working 15 years in Healthcare Financial Management. Andy covers sports for 11 high schools. His stories are published in Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and Superior Sun, in addition to the San Tan Valley Daily PRSS and CopperArea websites. Additionally, he has written human interest stories and business profiles. In May 2012, he earned an AAS in Sports Management at Central Arizona College before graduating with a BS in Communication from Arizona State University in 2014. He and his wife, Kelli, have three sons – AJ, Kyle, and Kade.
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