We are filled with gratitude to share that New Vision has been awarded a $1.5 million Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant from FHL Bank Pittsburgh  to support the development of the New Vision Girls Tiny House Village. Out of 160 competitive applications, FHL Bank Pittsburgh funded only 51 AHP projects and 24 voluntary housing initiatives, making this award a powerful affirmation of the work happening here. The Girls Village will be modeled after the Boys Village and designed to serve...

Across Appalachia and beyond, young people aging out of foster care face a system that is fragmented, under-coordinated, and often stacked against them. New Vision Renewable Energy (NVRE) was created to change that. In January, New Vision’s housing-plus-employment model is serving as the blueprint for a multi-state planning effort supported by an Appalachian Regional Commission ARISE Planning Grant, Appalachian Employment and Transformation Planning Initiative – Yielding Economic Stability &...

On October 22, the youth of Bethel Lutheran Church (Rochester, MN) and Byron United Methodist Church (Byron, MN) came together for a special mission: assembling 40 Ray of Life kits for families in Ukraine. This event was made possible through the generosity of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (Thousand Oaks, CA), who helped fund the effort — a beautiful picture of churches across the country uniting to bring hope overseas. What made this build even more inspiring was the sight of both youth and...