New housing in Riviera Beach for people experiencing homelessness
Sabirah Rayford
and last updated 2021-06-28 19:55:06-04
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. â Thereâs new housing for people experiencing homelessness In Riviera Beach. Itâs a project three years in the making.
âWeâre just excited for today,â Diane Lewis said.
Lewis and her husband are the founders of
On Monday, they officially expanded their services to include housing.
âOur survey showed about a thousand people who were in need of assistance with their living arrangement,â Lewis said. âA lot of hidden homelessness.â
For the couple, itâs a full-circle moment.
âMy husband and I are in our younger days we didnât have a place to stay, and we never forgot that,â she said. âWe never forgot the people who reached out to us when we needed someone.â