Groups Break Ground on Supportive Housing Facility


NEW ORLEANS, July 26, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Please join representatives from the Dr. Murphy W. McCaleb Educational Fund, Inc. and Gulf Coast Housing Partnership (GCHP) to celebrate the groundbreaking for McCaleb Supportive Housing.

The McCaleb Supportive Housing project is a multifamily, rental housing development planned for the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. The housing facility will contain 43 one-bedroom apartments to serve very low-income and homeless residents, and offer supportive services, such as case management and life skills training.

The project has received nearly $7 million in funding, including a $301,000 Affordable Housing Program grant from Whitney National Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas). Representatives from the banks will be available for photo opportunities and interviews.

WHEN:   10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 27, 2011 
     
WHO:    Kathy Laborde, President, Gulf Coast Housing Partnership
    The Rev. Willie Gable, Executive Director, Dr. M.W. McCaleb Educational Fund, Inc.
    Cedric Grant, Deputy Mayor, City of New Orleans
    Joyce Hickman, Chairman, Dr. M.W. McCaleb Educational Fund, Inc.
    Heather Hampton, Sr. Affordable Housing Analyst, Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas 
    Mike Lambert, Government & Industry Liaison, FHLB Dallas
    TBD, Whitney National Bank
    Pat Forbes, State of Louisiana Office of Community Development
    Guy T. Williams, Board of Commissioners Vice Chairman, Louisiana Housing Finance Agency
     
WHERE   McCaleb Supportive Housing construction site 
    1220 S. Robertson Street
    New Orleans, Louisiana 70113

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