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National
Church Residences announced that Lucas Metropolitan Housing
Authority (LMHA) has received approval for 35 Veterans
Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) project-based rental
subsidy vouchers for The Commons at Garden Lake. This is the
first VASH project-based approval in Ohio.
“The initial
partnership and project concept in Toledo was spearheaded
and supported by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur who has a strong
passion for serving veterans. It is a pleasure to see
Congresswoman Kaptur’s vision come to fruition” says Linnie
B. Willis, executive director of Lucas Metropolitan Housing
Authority.
National Church Residences will develop, own
and manage The Commons at Garden Lake, a 75 unit, permanent
supportive housing community in Toledo for veterans. It is
scheduled for completion in the spring of 2015. The Lucas
County Veterans Service Commission will cover the cost of
furniture for the units, and Veterans Matter will provide
security deposits.
The vouchers were approved by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and will
be administered by LMHA and the Veteran Affairs Ann Arbor
Healthcare System (VA).
“We are grateful to have such supportive
partners in assembling a much needed project to serve the
homeless and disabled veterans of Northwest Ohio,” said
Michelle Norris, president of National Church Residences’
Development Corporation. “In
particular, Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority and the Veterans
Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare
System who made this approval of project-based VASH a first
for Ohio.”
LMHA has a current allocation of 135 HUD-VASH
Vouchers. The HUD-VASH program combines Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) rental assistance for homeless Veterans with
case management and clinical services provided by the VA.
The VA provides these services for participating veterans at
VA medical centers and community-based outreach clinics.
The Commons at Garden Lake is the second of
National Church Residences’ permanent supportive housing
communities specifically for veterans. The first was the
Commons at Livingston in Columbus. Phase 1 of that community
opened in 2012, and Phase 2 opened in 2014. |
