NC group seeks money for housing for homeless vets

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A nonprofit group based in North Carolina says it’s seeking grants to build transitional housing for homeless military veterans in Fayetteville.

The Fayetteville Observer reported Monday that Asheville-based RHA Health Services hopes to get government grants totaling more than $2 million to build 24 efficiency-style apartments for
homeless veterans.

Scott Little of RHA says a location hasn’t been identified for the apartments. Ideally, he says, they would be located near the Veterans Affairs Medical center. RHA also has proposed a complex in Salisbury, where a Veterans Affairs hospital also is located.

The grants and loans that RHA is seeking have a spring deadline.

Information from: The Fayetteville Observer

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