Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has received $1,105 from a veterans’ group in Maryville to help provide soft goods for units at Liberty Place, a 32-unit permanent supportive housing development for veterans set to open later this month.
The donation came from the Veterans Coffee Fellowship, which is a group of vets helping other vets through coffee and fellowship.
“Liberty Place will provide safe and essential housing for vulnerable veterans,” KCDC Executive Director and CEO Ben Bentley said. “Donations like those from the Veterans Coffee Fellowship in Maryville help us stock the units with necessary items such as towels, sheets, cookware and more, and we appreciate all of the assistance.”
Marisa Moazen, left, of Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation, accepts a donation from Jim Bleidorn, Jim Kepley and Mike Romero of Veterans Coffee Fellowship in Maryville to help provide household goods for residents at the soon-to-open Liberty Place in Knoxville. Liberty Place is a 32-unit supportive housing development for veterans experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless.
The residential development in West Knoxville is KCDC’s first housing site specifically for veterans and provides one-bedroom units to veterans who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless.
The furnished units, which include 16 fully accessible ADA units, provide utilities and conveniences such as walk-in showers and on-site maintenance. Liberty Place residents are participants in the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program, a joint effort between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to move veterans out of homelessness and into permanent housing. The VA will have an office onsite to provide coordination of medical services and community resources.
KCDC is still seeking donations, such as rocking chairs, community room supplies and other household goods. Anyone wanting to donate may visit kcdc.org/libertyplace.