The exterior of a building at 742 Grayson St. that will house a new homeless shelter in West Berkeley. Credit: Supriya Yelimeli
Berkeley will open a new, 24-hour emergency homeless shelter in West Berkeley in July managed by the Dorothy Day House after the City Council approved a $1.1 million contract with the nonprofit on Tuesday.
The shelter, which has capacity for 50 people, will be located at 742 Grayson St. and is currently set to operate from July 1 through September 2022. It will replace the city’s previous plans to establish an emergency outdoor shelter after officials were unable to find an appropriate location over the last year during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is the first longterm shelter of its kind in the city.
CVS Health Affordable Housing Investments in California Surpass $200 Million
Promoting community health in underserved communities is a focus of the company s investment strategy
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WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) has surpassed $200 million in affordable housing investments in California as part of an ongoing commitment to address housing insecurity throughout the country. Over the past years, the company and its subsidiaries have invested in over 130 affordable housing communities across California, facilitating the construction or rehabilitation of more than 12,500 affordable homes.
This milestone was achieved with CVS Health s recent closing of a $12.1 million investment to help finance LINC Housing s new development in Los Angeles County s Avocado Heights. Equa (named for LINC Housing s dedication to equality, as well as the neighborhood s equestrian history) will provide 80 homes
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