Page 11 - Stuart Exposure - July '23

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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.
This event is timely Jamie Bond, Dr. Leighan Rinker, Theresa Peak, Greg Langowski, Commissioner Doug Smith, Sheriff William Snyder,
because it comes on the Representative John Snyder, Trisha Bender, Charles Bender, Ronald (Mickey) Nocera, Pastor Ellis McKenzie, Chief
heels of Senate Bill 102 just Becky Scott, Lisa McDulin Deputy Clerk Cheri Vancura
signed into law by Governor
DeSantis known as the Live Local Act. The bill 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 end up homeless,
pregnant or in jail within 18 months without proper

Ancy Augustin, Theresa Peak,Beatrice
Mattison-Santos The Snyder Family

guidance, support and housing. The new complex will be Both the village and
within The Bender Family Village. This is the first complex the complex were
to be built within the village and will be named after State generously made
Lt. Joe Collazo, Sgt. Shayne Kennedy, Sgt. Joe Angelico, Representative John Snyder and Martin County Sheriff possible by John
Capt. Josh Kloster, Dep. Andy Adams William Snyder who were both in attendance at the event. and Bobbi Erbey.
Also in attendance
were Martin County
Sheriff’s deputies,
Martin County
Commissioners,
donors, Angel Moms
and current Place of Greg and Melissa Kino, Mark
Hope youth. Montgomery

Charles and Trisha Bender, Lauren and Brian Grove

Photos by Emily Pantelides, Pantelides Public Relations

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