Smuggler's Inn transformed into homeless housing in Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A Fresno hotel has now been renovated into a thriving community of affordable housing for people who are homeless.
The Smuggler's Inn has been renamed Crossroads Village, and now serves as a 165-unit housing project providing affordable housing for local individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
Katie Wilbur is the Executive Director of RH Community Builders, a Central Valley organization focused on ending homelessness.
“This is not just housing, we do provide on-site case management both through RH Community Builders and many of our community partners,” explained Wilbu
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Grand Opening of Crossroads Village Provides 165 Housing Units
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.
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