Beth's Work

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In Fredericton, New Brunswick, entrepreneur Marcel LeBrun used proceeds from selling his company to fund a housing project. He committed about $4 million to build a community of 99 small homes. The development, called 12 Neighbours, is designed as a contained neighborhood rather than a single shelter building. Each unit includes a kitchen, bathroom, living space, and is equipped with solar panels. The layout places homes alongside shared facilities. An on-site enterprise center is included to provide work opportunities connected to the community. Residents live in individual units while also having access to services and employment within the same location. The project combines housing construction with job access in one site, using private funding to build and operate the space.

Christian Bale began working on a housing project in Palmdale aimed at children in the foster care system. The focus was specific. Many siblings entering care are placed in separate homes due to limited space. The project was built to keep them in the same location. Over 17 years, Bale funded and pushed the development through planning, zoning, and construction. The result is a residential setup made up of 12 individual homes and a central community building. Each house is intended to accommodate siblings together, rather than splitting them across different placements. The site also includes shared spaces where services and daily activities can take place. The village is designed to house multiple families of children at the same time within one connected area. After years of development, the project is nearing completion and preparing to open. A long-term construction effort turned into a residential layout built around keeping brothers and sisters in the same place while in care.