Grand opening of housing
for homeless on Treasure Island

By Caitlin Cassady

August 5, 2007

A grand opening of 54 housing units to be used by formerly homeless families and individuals will take place Tuesday, August 7 on Treasure Island.

The Treasure Island Homeless Development Initiative and its members, Community Housing Partnership and Walden House, will host the grand opening. The new housing units include 42 permanent supportive housing units for families, and 12 units of transitional housing for adults, according to the organization.

With the 54 new units of housing, the initiative will have established 250 units of housing for the homeless community on Treasure Island. The units are integrated with other market rate units on the island, the organization said in a statement.

The grand opening celebration will take place at the Family Service Space on 9th Street, between avenues D and E, at 4 p.m.

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