Raleigh council committee OKs funding for homeless vets housing
The Raleigh City Council's Budget and Economic Development Committee on Tuesday approved funding for an additional phase of an affordable housing project aimed at getting homeless veterans in Wake County off the street.
Posted — UpdatedA $1.2 million, 10-unit apartment building, subsidized by the city, Wake County and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is already scheduled to open in May at 409 Sunnybrook Road.
$400,000 to help build an additional 10-unit apartment building. The City Council must still approve the funding.
Debra King, chief executive officer of the nonprofit CASA, said the project is the first of its kind in Wake County aimed solely at veterans.
"If we can get them into those apartments and charge them an affordable rent, they make changes in their life that put them on a productive road," King said.
The location is central to a local veterans service center, close to WakeMed and along a public transportation line.
Tenants will pay 30 percent of their monthly income for their rent.
Seventeen of Wake County's approximately 300 veterans are already on a waiting list.
"People who put their lives on hold and answer the call of our country and serve us deserve better than what they are getting," King said.
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