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Glynn County hears privately funded 'Under 1 Roof' plan to house people exiting homelessness
Summary
Community philanthropists have pledged $6 million toward a $10 million private initiative called Under 1 Roof to fund residential work programs and supportive services; presenters asked commissioners to support site selection and neighborhood outreach but no vote was taken.
At a Glynn County Board of Commissioners work session on Aug. 20, 2024, local nonprofit leaders and clergy laid out a privately financed plan called Under 1 Roof to provide residential work programs and supportive services for people experiencing acute housing insecurity. Presenters said private donors have pledged $6 million toward a $10 million goal and asked the commission to support outreach and siting decisions while the project pursues private funding, not county expenditures.
Kiva Case, president and CEO of the Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation, told commissioners that Under 1 Roof is a fund to channel philanthropic dollars into accountability-based residential programs and supportive services for veterans, women with children and men seeking reentry. "We currently have…
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