{
  "id": 16845673,
  "title": "MacKenzie Scott's $10m gift helps turn rundown motel site into 30 homes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/mackenzie-scotts-10m-gift-helps-turn-rundown-motel-site-into-30-homes",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T03:38:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/in-2020-mackenzie-scott-gave-10-million-to-a-south-carolina-charity-six-years-later-part-of-that-gift-is-helping-turn-a-rundown-columbia-motel-site-into-30-affordable-homes-for-local-families/articleshow/135226783.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A former motel in Columbia, South Carolina, is being redeveloped into 30 affordable rental homes as part of a $12.8 million project by nonprofit Homeless No More. The development is partly supported by a $10 million donation made by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to United Way of the Midlands in 2020. Construction began on October 13, with homes expected to be completed within a year.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}