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Tech millionaire builds 99-unit tiny house neighborhood for homeless Canadians - rent is kept at 30% of income, the large majority of residents pay a maximum of $200 — including all utilities (www.goodgoodgood.co)
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[-] Corigan@lemm.ee 172 points 1 month ago

“The word ‘philanthropy’ is often interpreted as someone who gives money,” he told the alumni magazine.

“But the Greek roots of the word ‘philos’ and ‘anthropos’ mean to love humans. What I have discovered is spending money is the easy thing, spending yourself is the hard thing. The 12 Neighbours project is how I can best spend myself.”yl

I'm not crying, you're crying... Sniff

[-] Snowcano@startrek.website 99 points 1 month ago

I also liked this:

“We have people who have been run over by trauma, by substance abuse, by all of these things,” LeBrun told Macleans. “It’s about excavating that person, buried under their circumstances, little by little.”

Seems like a decent dude.

[-] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 51 points 1 month ago

I like this part as well:

“I won the parent lottery, the education lottery, the country lottery,” LeBrun told Macleans. “It would be arrogant to say every piece of my ‘success’ was earned, when so much of it was received.”

[-] misteloct@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Someone must be cutting onions. Let's add them to the billionaire stew.

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