Our New Property!
Families Together recently became the proud owner of this duplex located just up the hill from our office and short-term apartment units in East Raleigh. We purchased it from the Church in Raleigh which had used it for services and meetings for several decades. When the folks at the church decided they no longer needed the space, one of the church leaders walked into our office and asked if we'd be interested in buying it. We learned that the congregants had gotten to know about our work after meeting several families that were staying in our short-term housing and they became impressed hearing about the support, compassion, and services that Families Together provides.
A deal was struck and we closed on the property in March just after the stay at home order went into effect. The building needs renovation and repair to meet our goal of providing safe, affordable housing for 2 families transitioning out of homelessness. Currently we are getting estimates on the rehab project from multiple local contractors. The City and the County have expressed interest in potentially supporting this project as an innovative way to preserve naturally occurring affordable housing that will provide urgently needed housing for extremely low-income families with children that are currently in shelter or a motel.
This project is part of our new Affordable Housing initiative which was launched in 2019. Our goal is to increase the pool of affordable housing for the families we serve by building a portfolio of housing solutions with properties that we acquire outright, master lease, or access through innovative partnerships. Once the home makeover project is completed on this newly acquired property, we will have added 15 new affordable units to support families experiencing homelessness in our community.
We look forward to keeping our supporters posted on the progress of this project. If you questions or an interest in learning more or getting involved in our Affordable Housing initiative or this particular rehab project, please contact Jennifer Paul, Development Director, at jennifer@familiestogethernc.org.
