Page 6 - Martin Downs Bulletin - July '23

Page 6, Martin Downs

Good Works

Place Of Hope Breaks Ground

On Affordable Transitional
Housing In The Treasure Coast

Place of Hope held a one-
of-a-kind groundbreaking
ceremony on May 25 at 10:30
a.m. to celebrate the new
buildings being created for
aged-out foster youth, homeless
youth, single mothers with
dependent children, and human
trafficking survivors on the
Treasure Coast. Jamie Bond, Dr. Leighan Rinker, Theresa Peak, Greg Langowski, Commissioner Doug Smith, Sheriff William Snyder,
This event is timely because Representative John Snyder, Trisha Bender, Charles Bender, Ronald (Mickey) Nocera, Pastor Ellis McKenzie, Chief Deputy
it comes on the heels of Senate Clerk Cheri Vancura
Bill 102 just signed into law by
Governor DeSantis known as Ancy Augustin, Theresa Peak,
the Live Local Act. The bill Beatrice Mattison-Santos
will be pumping millions of
dollars into affordable housing legislation programs and this
transitional housing complex is a prime example of what this
legislation could help create in other parts of our area. Statistics
show that more than half of youth who age out of foster care will

Becky Scott, Lisa McDulin

end up homeless, pregnant or in The Snyder Family
jail within 18 months without
proper guidance, support and housing. The new complex will Bobbi Erbey. Also in attendance were Martin County Sheriff’s
be within The Bender Family Village. This is the first complex deputies, Martin County Commissioners, donors, Angel Moms
to be built within the village and will be named after State and current Place of Hope youth.
Lt. Joe Collazo, Sgt. Shayne Kennedy, Sgt. Joe Angelico, Representative John Snyder and Martin County Sheriff William Photos by Emily Pantelides, Pantelides Public Relations
Capt. Josh Kloster, Dep. Andy Adams Snyder who were both in attendance at the event. Both the village
and the complex were generously made possible by John and Good Works on page 7

Greg and Melissa Kino, Mark Montgomery

Real Estate on page 7

Charles and Trisha Bender, Lauren and Brian Grove

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