LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clifford Beers Housing (CBH) is proud to announce the grand opening event for its newest property, King 1101 Apartments. Located at 1101 Martin Luther King Blvd., just south of Downtown Los Angeles in Exposition Park, King 1101 is a 26-apartment community for formerly homeless families and military veterans, which also features street-front commercial space for a local social enterprise.
These homes represent the latest chapter in CBH’s legacy of providing quality housing to members of the community who need it most. Since the nonprofit’s founding in 2005, CBH has worked tirelessly to develop apartment homes with on-site social services to help people who have experienced homelessness stabilize their lives. CBH’s goal is to break the cycle of homelessness by building communities that are affordable and beautifully designed for all Angelenos.
The King 1101 Apartments grand opening event will take place on January 18, 2019, at 2 p.m., aptly scheduled during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend to celebrate his vision for a future of equal opportunity for all people. Expected speakers include Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson and County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.
“Homelessness can happen to anyone,” said Cristian Ahumada, executive director of Clifford Beers Housing. “King 1101 Apartments is our endeavor to follow in Dr. King’s footsteps and keep fighting so that all of our neighbors can have a home and a fair chance at a better life.”
Norma R., one of the new residents calling King 1101 home, became homeless after losing her eyesight. “Now that I am in this comfortable and safe environment,” said Norma, “I will be able to get my health and education back and do what I really dream of, which is going back to work.”
King 1101 Apartments will benefit taxpayers as well. When a person becomes permanently housed, the public cost for services like hospitals and jails is significantly decreased. In fact, according to a 2009 study by The United Way, the total cost of public services for two years on the street was $187,288 compared to $107,032 for two years in permanent housing with support services – a savings of nearly 43 percent. CBH has seen these results achieved in its ten currently operating properties, and continues to build on that success, with three more communities soon to start construction.
“This beautiful building will help veterans, families, and those struggling in this very tough housing market,” said City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson. “It represents the best of what we can achieve in our community and the entire City of Angels.”
King 1101 development partners include Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects, general contractor GB Construction, and supportive service providers The People Concern and the Veterans Administration. For a full list of funders, visit bit.ly/King1101.
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Clifford Beers Housing is a non-profit organization that develops permanent supportive housing for the most vulnerable members of communities throughout Los Angeles. Since its founding in 2005, CBH has worked tirelessly to serve individuals and families that have experienced mental illness and homelessness, including veterans, seniors, families, youth, those with disabilities, and anyone in need of a stable, safe, affordable place to call home. It is CBH’s stated mission to help people exit homelessness for good. To date, CBH has brought ten separate housing communities into operation, totaling 561 homes and counting. The organization’s unique vision of high-quality, low-impact housing that benefits tenants and the neighborhood at large has earned awards from the U.S. Green Building Council, The Los Angeles Conservancy, The Urban Land Institute, The Southern California Association of Nonprofit Housing and The City of Los Angeles, to name just a few. Connect with CBH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn and YouTube.
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