HALLANDALE BEACH (CBSMiami) As South Florida’s reasonably priced housing disaster has grown, cities,counties, and activists have been scrambling to seek out workable options. Now a faith-based initiative has entered the combination to supply reduction.
On Thursday, Enterprise Community companions defined to a roomful of church leaders that $1.5 million in grant cash from Wells Fargo is out there to assist them get the method began
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The aim is to make use of accessible church property to construct new housing. It’s estimated there are over 1000 accessible church heaps to be used in Miami Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.
Pastor Carol Nash-Lester of the Bethel Apostolic Temple in Miami attended the assembly.
She wish to construct reasonably priced housing for seniors on the three acres of open area she has on her church property.
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“Would I would like to see is housing for seniors 50 and up. A condo with multiple wrap around services,” she defined would meet the wants of her congregation.
Miami-Dade has already partnered with church buildings to renovate residences in Overtown and construct a mid-rise in Liberty City.
For information on the grant course of go to enterprisecommunity.org
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The grant course of can be accomplished by the tip of the yr.