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Hope Center’s Quantrail Jones transitional housing delayed after pipe burst; funding mix includes ARPA and private fundraising
Summary
Jeff Crook, CEO of the Hope Center, told the Social Services and Public Safety Committee on June 3 that the Quantrail Jones Center expansion is an 18,674‑square‑foot, two‑story building with 72 beds (32 for veterans, 40 supportive transitional) and that a March pipe burst caused more than $1 million in damage and delayed the opening.
Jeff Crook, chief executive officer of the Hope Center, briefed the Social Services and Public Safety Committee on June 3 on the Quantrail Jones Center expansion project next to the organization’s existing emergency shelter on Loudoun Avenue.
Project overview and funding Crook said the new two-floor building is 18,674 square feet and contains 72 beds: 32 units targeted for veterans (including single units and one eight-bed unit) and 40 supportive transitional housing beds. Crook said funding for the roughly $6.8 million project includes $2,000,000 in LFUCG ARPA funds, $1,500,000 in veterans capital funding and $3,300,000 raised by the Hope Center.
Construction issues and schedule Crook…
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