If the past year has shown anything, it s that good people come together in the toughest of times. Last week’s 100-year flood in Bensalem, Bristol Township and Bristol Borough is no exception.
From dining fundraiser to GoFundMe campaigns, the community is rallying around victims of the July 12 floods, many of whom still are navigating complicated insurance claims or who lacked flood insurance coverage at all.
“I’m so thankful for his help because I wouldn’t have been able to afford putting me and my boys anywhere,” said Connie Leon.
Leon and her two sons fell victim to the flash flooding in Lafayette Condominiums in Bensalem, and lost everything. The family was in a Best Western for three days after the July 12 storms, with help from a $500 gift card from the American Red Cross. Currently, they’re staying at the Sheraton on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia, thanks to Leon’s ex-brother-in-law who used his points to put a roof over their heads.
A cactus rests by the windowsill, perched above eight large plastic bins packed with most of Karen McDonald s belongings.
The plant, McDonald said, brings her peace as she moves through a revolving door of homes. It s a symbol of survival in the transient and often unforgiving world of navigating homelessness in the Philadelphia suburbs.
In February, hope for a more permanent home came in a Housing Choice Voucher, what many consider the holy grail of subsidized housing. McDonald felt her days drifting through shelters, friends’ homes and cars would soon come to an end.
Yet, like many holding the same document, she soon learned that the federal safety net created to rescue people from homelessness and serve as a springboard to independent living holds little value in a competitive housing market, where landlords are not required to accept vouchers and, when they do, bureaucracy often stalls or derails their chances.
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Grace Inspired Ministries Announces Groundbreaking Plans for Affordable Housing Aimed at Seniors
Sellersville Senior Apartments will bring much needed affordable and supportive housing to the area.
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TELFORD, Pa., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Grace Inspired Ministries (GIM), along with development partner LNWA (Leon N. Weiner Associates, Inc.), announce plans for the formal groundbreaking this spring for Sellersville Senior Apartments. This new venture is an affordable rental community, comprised of 50 apartments, eight of which will be dedicated as supportive housing. The Residences will be built to the highest energy efficiency standards utilizing the Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready program.