Greensboro’s Servant Center has acquired the Holden Heights building at 1915 Boulevard St., which will be used to house the city’s first medical respite center meant to support veterans and the homeless.
City of Greensboro funding for the acquisition of Holden Heights will total $1.5 million – $450,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds as well as $1,050,000 in federal Community Development Grant money.
The four-story, 37,000-square-foot facility will expand significantly the Servant Center’s efforts to battle homelessness and help veterans.
Shanna Reece, the Center’s executive director, said this is a very big move for the organization.
“This acquisition marks a transformative moment for the Servant Center,” Reece stated in a Tuesday, July 23 press release sent out by the city. “With Holden Heights, we are prepared to elevate our efforts and further our commitment to providing critical support to veterans and homeless individuals in our community.”
The cities of Greensboro and High Point, along with Guilford County government, have begun multiple initiatives in an attempt to get people off the streets and provide services for the homeless. The discussion has come to a head recently in downtown Greensboro where multiple business owners and downtown residents have expressed a huge degree of dismay over the disruptions the homeless problem has created for their businesses and living environment.
This new program is one of many meant to attack the persistent problem from a variety of angles.
The new project will feature 22 dedicated beds in 11 rooms for respite care recovery from illness or injury and 21 single-occupancy rooms for veterans transitioning out of homelessness.
The program aims to address the existing gap between local health services and social services.
“We are steadfast in our commitment to addressing these challenges head-on,” said Cynthia Blue, the assistant director of housing and strategy with the City of Greensboro Housing and Neighborhood Development Department. “The acquisition of Holden Heights reaffirms Greensboro’s dedication to delivering innovative solutions that prioritize compassion and dignity for our community’s most vulnerable members.”
I like the way the public is trying to be swayed by using the word veteran. The Democrats and their lies continue.
JV, you have no clue what you’re talking about. Let me guess you’ve never worn the Uniform, or walked a post – much less ever taken enemy fire?? I have an idea, get off your computer or your Sofa while waiting for the next RT article and go visit real Veterans at The Sevant Center, or anywhere for that matter, maybe even volunteer. The Servant Center has one of tje highest success rates im getting folks back to work and living independently. Its a “hamd up” not a “hand out”… Please make informed and intelligent statements as opposed to wholesale, generalizations of which you have demostrando no actual knowledge of.
Where did Jv disparage veterans in his comment?
And it might even open in a couple of years, once certain parties figure out how to get their piece out of it.
Any idea where these Federal Funds come from?
Inflation building FUNDS!
Miller Forrester, The Federal funds come from the VA.
Where does the VA get their money?
Good question Miller Forrester. The funds come from the VA (Veterans Affairs).
So VA funds, which are stretched thin and is one of the lower priorities for federal budgeting , is going to be used for non-veterans. My interpretation of the statement “The new project will feature 22 dedicated beds in 11 rooms for respite care recovery from illness or injury and 21 single-occupancy rooms for veterans transitioning out of homelessness.” means 22 veterans will have to go somewhere else.
I don’t think Jv’s comment is far off. They are calling it the “Servant Center”… look up the definition of “servant”. Nowhere did I see anything in his comment disparaging veterans and in fact was advocating for them.
Again, where does the VA get their money?
Really Miller TAXPAYERS just a little sarcasm here
Even though vage, that was my point.
No timeline, no deadline, just, “we’re going to “,
It’s so sad how both parties treat us veterans it took a suicide attempt and 2 months for this veteran to get help what upsets me is when people say us veterans have it made with our benefits if they only knew the truth
Federal funds refer to money that is received directly from the federal government.
And the federal government got it from who/where?
Hope this helps some of the good guys and gals who are down on their luck (even if it is top heavy with “administrators”).
Hey pissed off marine, you missed the whole boat.
I can only pray this city will try to take care of any veteran instead of pissing money away on the grifters and others who abuse the system. I thank you for your service.
Got your 6 Jv.