DETROIT (WWJ) -- In an effort to end chronic homelessness in Detroit, a "healthy housing center" is being built on the city's east side.
Mayor Mike Duggan and the Neighborhood Service Organization broke ground Tuesday on the $22 million project.
The center is located on Mack Avenue off of Gratiot and pairs housing with an emergency shelter that will include healthcare, extensive case management and supportive services.
"What this is really intended to do is to provide emergency shelter and medical respite for the homeless, which has never existed in Detroit," said Linda Little, president and CEO of Detroit's NSO. "The medical respite for the homeless is a solution that will help the hospital systems, the skilled nursing facilities and our system of care to provide the support for that person in the right setting."
The new project will provide permanent housing transition support services for 56 single adults with specific focus on women and the medically fragile.
It is estimated that there are about 8,000 Detroit residents and 60,000 residents statewide who are homeless.
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