New affordable housing complex now open in central Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The doors are officially unfastened to Fresno's newest affordable lodging development, "The Arthur astatine Blackstone."

"In each honesty, we each request help. This system is truly expensive," said Dulce Cortez, Future Arthur astatine Blackstone Resident.

Dulce Cortez says she recovered retired she would beryllium moving to the analyzable past twelvemonth and is grateful for the lodging help.

"As a ma of three, I'm struggling, you know, it's hard sometimes, but past again, it's a bully accidental to beryllium connected lodging due to the fact that it lowers the income of our rent," said Cortez

At the expansive opening, she got a accidental to spot her aboriginal home, which has a assemblage room, kitchen, laundry, and adjacent a spot to store your bike.

Located adjacent Blackstone and Shields, the abstraction addresses a captious request crossed Fresno County.

"To the 41 individuals and families who are coming disconnected the thoroughfare who nary longer person to interest astir lodging insecurity, who tin get the types of services that they need, it makes each the quality to their lives," said Tyrone Roderick Williams, Fresno Housing, CEO.

Williams says 'The Arthur' is 7 years successful the making. But it's much than conscionable a extortion implicit people's heads. Services volition beryllium offered to residents.

"Those who are aging retired of foster attraction oregon who person been engaged successful the transgression justness strategy but request immoderate assistance going to the adjacent level, we are partnering with the region bureau of behavioral wellness to supply wrap-around services to 20 of those youth," said Williams.

The task was made imaginable with respective partners, including CVS Health, aiming to heighten the well-being of radical successful the community.

"We cognize that the archetypal measurement to improving your wellness and reducing your wellness expenses is to beryllium capable to spend wherever you live," said Keli Savage with CVS Health.

Williams added that the enactment does not halt with these 41 caller units; much lodging assistance is coming.

"Everything that we bash astatine Fresno Housing is astir changing lives and moving radical from conscionable surviving to thriving," said Williams.

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