“We’ve been building a new home every week for two years… so it’s an exciting milestone for us,” he said.
12 Neighbours provides homes and resources for people with nowhere else to go — like Al Smith, also known as Mayor Al in the community.Anna Mandin / Global NewsThe email you need for the day's“I’m not invisible anymore, people can see me, and I have a voice and people can hear me,” he said. “Sometimes it takes a long journey before they kind of get some things going, but it’s amazing to see their transformation,” he said.LeBrun said he wouldn’t change anything now, but looking back there are things he’d do differently.
“It’s been an opportunity for the city to see what is needed from us to support these projects. And it’s not always monetary,” she said.