New Salinas housing complex for homeless adults with mental illness

SALINAS WITH MORE ON THIS PROJECT THAT’S BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING.. DAN AND ERIN.. THE SUN ROSE APARTMENTS…ARE MORE THAN JUST FOUR WALLS TO ITS RESIDENTS… ITS A HOME… GIVING THEM HOPE AS THEY HEAD INTO THE FUTURE… SUFFERING MENTAL ILLNESS… HOMELESS FOR 9 MONTHS.. MEREDITH SPENT COUNTLESS NIGHTS COLD IN HER CAR… COCHRAN IS THE SUN ROSE APARTMENT’S VERY FIRST RESIDENT… SHE CALLS HER BRAND NEW PLACE.. HER SAVING GRACE… SHE IS ONE OF 17 TENANTS.. 8 IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.. AND 9 IN PERMINANT HOUSING… ALL SUFFERING SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESSES AND WERE HOMELESS OR ON THE VERGE OF HOMELESSNESS…. ACCORDING TO MONTEREY COUNTY’S POINT IN TIME COUNT..NEARLY A QUARTER OF THE UNHOUSED POPULATION SUFFER FROM MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.. 57% SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION.. 28% FROM PSYCHIATRIC OR EMOTIONAL CONDITIONS… TENANTS WILL RECIEVE COUNSILING.. AS WELL AS HAVE AN ON SITE RESIDENTIAL MANAGER.. THIS PROJECT YEARS IN THE MAKING… LED BY THE MONTEREY COUNTY NON PROFIT.. INTERIM HOUSING.. COSTING NEARLY $10 MILLION DOLLARS..FUNDED BY LOCAL STATE AND FEDERAL DOLLARS.. FOR COCHRAN.. INDEPENDENCE IS PRICELESS…GIVING HER HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.. AND ELECTED LEADERS AT THE GROUND OPENING SAID THIS IS A MAJOR STEP THAT TOOK A LOT OF COLLABORATION AND TIME TO GET DONE.. IT MAY SEEM SMALL.. BU

A new affordable housing complex for homeless adults who are living with mental health issues is now open in Salinas. Sun Rose Apartments has 17 tenants; 8 in transition housing and 9 in permanent housing. There will be an on-site residential manager and counseling for tenants.

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New Salinas housing complex for homeless adults with mental illness

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