In the wake of the death of Janet Jones on the streets of Asheville, We knew we had to do something. We began meeting together with a circle of directly impacted people at BeLoved. Together, we set out to do the impossible. Create deeply affordable homes that every day people in our community could afford and create a path to equity for everyone. We launched our first BeLoved Village and have partnered with our community at large and more than 100 community groups, schools, and businesses including the Builders Association of the Blue Ridge Mountains. We’ve received in-kind donations from architects, civil engineers, land surveyors and other industry professionals. And additional generous contributions from the greater Asheville community, We have received numerous awards including the WNC Stars Humanitarian Project of the Year and a national Lowe’s Hometowns Grant. And we have had thousands of community volunteers participating in the project from age 4 to 84 and everywhere in between. This has truly been a community effort! We are also proud to be sharing our model solution with groups around the country from California to Florida from New York to New Orleans from Virginia Beach to Lexington, VA, from Wake Forest and Hickory to Brevard and Woodfin. We are looking for our next piece of land for our second BeLoved Village. We invite you to help us find our next location and continue to make a difference to our neighbors suffering in the housing crisis. Consider sponsoring a home in our second BeLoved Village. Contact us for more information.
