LAS VEGAS, N.M., June 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Thursday, June 25, the Supportive Housing Coalition of New Mexico will break ground on a 15-unit permanent supportive housing project in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The project is designed to provide affordable housing to citizens of Las Vegas, who have struggled with homelessness and behavioral health issues. The more than $2.1 million project received funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, Enterprise Community Partners, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas. Community 1st Bank Las Vegas provided substantial assistance in financing the land acquisition.
WHEN: Thursday, June 25, 2009
10:30 a.m.
WHERE: 2525 Ridge Runner Road
Las Vegas, New Mexico
WHO: Gov. Bill Richardson (Invited)
Mark Allison, Executive Director, Supportive
Housing Coalition of New Mexico
Bob Crutchfield, Senior Analyst, Federal Home Loan
Bank of Dallas
Timothy Dodge, City Manager, Las Vegas
Pam Hyde, Secretary, Human Services Department
Joseph Montoya, Deputy Director, New Mexico Mortgage
Finance Authority
Ed Rosenthal, Enterprise Community Partners
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