Officials broke ground Wednesday on what will be Madison’s first permanent housing for the chronically homeless.
The county, city and state is constructing 60 studio apartments to help address a rise in persistent homelessness of people with mental disorders or addiction problems. The apartment complex will have on-site services designed to foster stability through health care and employment. Twenty-five of the 60 units have been designated for veterans.
The nearly $9 million project will be in the district of Madison Alderman David Ahrens.
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“This is one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city, and I hope as we go forward and have projects such as this — and hopefully projects for families that are homeless and so on — that we are able to lift all the boats,” said Ahrens.
The facility is expected to be completed by next summer. The White House and Department of Veteran Affairs have said they want to end veteran homelessness by the end of 2015.
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