Welcome Housing Relaunch Update - $25K Left!

 

The renovations of our first condo on the Boise Bench are underway thanks to the generosity of over thirty-five donors! 

This summer we began reaching out to the community with an opportunity to support refugee resettlement in Boise. LEAP’s three Welcome Housing condos needed renovations along with durable furniture and appliances to prepare for the anticipated arrival of our newest neighbors arriving from Afghanistan. (Read: ‘Boise begins welcoming dozens of Afghan refugees’ on KTVB, 10/19/21)

A variety of individuals, churches and businesses from across the community answered the call and supported our efforts. 

We are so encouraged by the response from everyone in the community, we are pleased to share that we have raised over $25,000 so far! We are still looking for another $25,000 to help us reach our goal of $50,000 and open the remaining two Welcome Houses.

To those who have given, THANK YOU! Your desire to provide a safe, affordable and welcoming home to individuals and families arriving through refugee resettlement is inspiring. 

We wanted to update the LEAP family on some of our progress so far, here are some photos of the work being done on our first condo:

Next Up:

  • Painting

  • Plumbing

  • Tearing out the old cabinets

  • Installing new cabinets, appliances, fixtures, etc.

  • Installing new flooring

We are still looking for volunteers to help with the more technical work that needs done from the list above. Please let us know if you or anyone you know is interested. Also, we still need more funding to finish all three condos! Spread the word and let us know if you have anyone interested in supporting this project. You can contact us at info@leaphousing.org.

Thank you for your continued support of Welcome Housing! We are so excited to be one step closer to welcoming individuals and families arriving through refugee resettlement. 

 
LEAP Housing