Potential new home developments could be underway this year with the recent letter of intent approval between Pine Bluff Urban Renewal Agency and Home Again Pine Bluff, a nonprofit dedicated to the rebuilding of families through the construction of affordable housing led by Rob Withers and Matt Mosler.
On a small quiet street in east Pine Bluff, homes that once breathed life into a vibrant Pine Bluff community now sit abandoned. Like many neighborhoods in Pine Bluff, nuisances were becoming more of the norm as rotted flooring and sunken ceilings were invading the structures of unkempt homes.
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Working from home comes with its own challenges, but nothing is quite like having to live at your workplace.
Especially with two grandchildren in tow.
But when Pam Meyers moved to Greenville from North Carolina in pursuit of her job at Motel 6, in light of escalating rent prices and credit barriers, the best living option for her granddaughters, ages 11 and 16, and herself was to take up residence at her workplace.
“Rent was ridiculous,” Meyers said. “One bedroom: $1,200. I was like, OK, I’ll stay at the hotel.”
Then she stumbled onto the Home Again Program, Greenville Housing Fund and United Housing Connection’s joint venture to help families with school-aged children living in Upstate hotels bridge the gap to self-sufficiency at a long-term rental home. Meyers sent all necessary documentation as fast as she could to her case manager, Barbara Hunter-Geer, who helped her secure a much more spacious townhome with the aid of Reedy Realty.