State Funding Spurs Renovation of Former Smugglers Inn to Combat Homelessness
FRESNO, Calif. – RH Community Builders, UPholdings, and the County of Fresno today announced the grand opening of Crossroads Village, a 165-unit housing project providing affordable housing for local individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Made possible by the County of Fresno and funding from the State’s ‘Homekey’ program through the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), the project included an ambitious timeline to acquire and rehabilitate the former Hotel Fresno / Smugglers Inn on Fresno’s Blackstone Corridor to give immediate housing to those experiencing homelessness and to help slow the spread of COVID-19.