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Neighborhood Alliance details shelter renovation, city pledges near-$1M in HOME‑ARP funds
Summary
Neighborhood Alliance described a two‑phase renovation that has increased family shelter capacity and will convert congregate dorms to private rooms. City officials said nearly $1 million in HOME‑ARP funds will support the project but must be spent under federal restrictions by 2030.
Rebecca Haywood, chief of staff for Neighborhood Alliance, told the Lorraine Fair Housing Board on Aug. 21 that the nonprofit has completed the first phase of a shelter renovation and will begin the second phase after this winter’s extreme‑weather period. The work is intended to expand family capacity, create private rooms for single residents and bring the county’s warming center operations in‑house.
The project matters because it increases local emergency housing capacity for families and single women, integrates extreme‑weather services under one operator and is funded in part by restricted federal HOME‑ARP dollars the city has committed to the project.
Neighborhood Alliance opened the first phase, called the Morton Wing, in November. Haywood said the wing includes eight small dual rooms—configured for two small beds or a parent and small child—and 11 larger private family rooms that can be configured to fit larger households. Each room in that wing has a private bathroom, and the renovation added an elevator to improve accessibility.
Haywood said moving the…
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