Local nonprofit builds tiny home for people leaving prison or jail

Two local nonprofits are teaming up to provide housing for people just getting out of prison or jail in an effort to help them re-enter society. 

Phoenix Project NOLA, a housing nonprofit, and The First 72+, a nonprofit that helps former prisoners transition out of incarceration, began building a tiny home near the New Orleans city jail in early June.

Once complete, the one-bedroom apartment located near The First 72’s headquarters on Perdido Street will supply formerly incarcerated people with a vital resource – a home – as they rebuild their lives on the outside.

People who’ve recently been released from incarceration are ten times more likely to be homeless than the general population, according to the Prison Policy Initiative.

“Having access to…long-term housing plays a pivotal role in public safety,” said Troy Glover executive director of The First 72+. 

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