Members of Marshall County Community Corrections Advisory Board, the Bradley Company, The Bowen Center, and the board of Saint Katharina Kasper Serenity Place permanent supportive housing facility gathered Monday morning for a check presentation at the complex at 1804 W. Jefferson Street in Plymouth.
Marshall County Community Corrections Director Ward Byers said the funds in Monday’s check presentation come from the Marshall County Community Corrections Advisory Board.
Byers stated, “The Community Corrections Advisory Board recently agreed to, and voted on, providing a gift to the permanent supportive housing project in the amount of $60,000 to assist with the purchase of furniture and furnishings within the facility.”
There are 18 housing units in the facility. Four units are one bedroom apartments, four are three bedroom apartments, and 10 are two bedroom apartments. A playground will be built on the south side of the facility with secured fencing. There are common areas inside, as well as a laundry room, plus an office, therapy room, counseling room, and a conference room.
A permanent supportive housing facility is for homeless families or individuals, or those threatened with homelessness. The idea is to get people back on their feet to be able to afford independence outside of the facility and to reduce recidivism. Brent Martin said the average stay can be up to two years, but it will depend on a variety of factors.
The project was funded with support from the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority in the amount of $1.7 million, along with $500,000 from the Federal Home Loan Bank in Indiana, $300,000 from the City of Plymouth, as well as various donors including the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ and Lake City Bank, among others. The Bradley Company, which includes Garden Court, is overseeing operations.
Brent Martin said the construction is nearly complete.
“The completion should be the last week of November, right after Thanksgiving,” commented Martin. “Furniture placement will come after that and other things that will allow people to start moving in I guess probably after the first of the year for occupancy. Everything is framed, all of the drywall is hung and finished, upstairs you’ll see they’re finishing painting, to be followed by floor coverings, and set appliances and cabinetry. That stuff goes fast!”
Residents who will occupy the available apartments will soon be identified and then participate in the application process with occupancy in early 2022, according to Rod Ludwig from The Bradley Company.
