The city of West Palm Beach on Monday unveiled a $20 million affordable housing apartment complex for people living with behavioral health challenges.
MILLION DOLLAR AFFORDABLEHOUSING APARTMENT COMPLEX FORPEOPLE LIVING WITH BEHAVIORALHEALTH CHALLENGES.
WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVES SABIRAH RAYFORDSHOWS YOU HOW THESE HOMES AREGIVING HOPE TO THE COMMUNITY.ON 27TH STREET IN WEST PALMBEACH GARY DEAL IS WALKING INTOA NEW WAY OF LIFE.“I LIVED INMY CAR BEFORE, I LIVED ON THESTREET FOR QUITE SOME TIME.ITLIVING HERE AT DR. ALICE MOOREAPARTMENTS.“I FEEL SAFE, IFEEL BLESSED AND JUST NOTBEING SCARED OF WHAT COULDHAPPEN” THE 36-UNIT, 4 STORYBUILDING WAS DEVELOPED BCARRFOUR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.WITH HELP FROM THE STATE ANDCITY THESE APARTMENTS WILL NOWSUPPORT RESIDENTS IMPACTED BYDISABLING CONDITIONS WHO EARNAT OR BELOW 60% OF HUDMEDIAN INCOME.“THE DR. ALICEMOORE APARTMENTS WILL SOON BEHOME TO DOZENS OF INDIVIDUALSWHO PREVIOUSLY RECEIVEDTREATMENT AT THE NOW CLOSEDJEROME GOLDEN CENTER FORBEHAVIORAL HEALTH” MAYORKEITH JAMES SAYS THE APARTMENTCOMPLEX WILL HAVE A PROPERTYMANAGER AND STAFF TO SUPPORTTHE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS.“WEHAVE A LACK OF AFFORDABLEHOUSING PERIOD, BUT WE REALLYHAVE A LACK OF SUPPORTIVEHOUSING” ASSISTANT CITYADMINISTRATOR ARMANDO FANASAYS ITMAKING, BUT HE BELIEVES THISIS A STEP IN THE RIGHTDIRECTION.“YOURESULTS OF FOLKS GETTING INTOINDEPENDENCE, GETTING INTOSELF-SUFFICIENCY AND NOT ANEYE SORE, BUT A BEAUTIFULARCHITECTURALLY WELL- DESIGNEDPRODUCT IN THEIRNEIGHBORHOOD” REPORTING INWEST PALM BEACH, SABIRAHRAYFORD, WPTV NEWS CHANNEL5.WE'RE TOLD RENT ON THEFEDERALLY FUNDED UNITS WILLRANGE FROM
There will be enough food and supplies to serve 500 families.