By Jenna Rae Gaertner Craven County PUBLISHED 11:42 AM ET Apr. 01, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:42 AM EDT Apr. 01, 2021
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NEW BERN, N.C. Tried by Fire, a nonprofit in New Bern, is working to set up a transitional house for women coming out of prison. The project is called My Sister s House, and it s the first all-women house of its kind in the surrounding seven counties of eastern North Carolina.
What You Need To Know
Tried by Fire is setting up a post-incarcerated, all-women s transitional house in New Bern
The building was donated in 2019 but is still undergoing a lot of construction
They are hosting a virtual fundraising event to raise money for the project