After years of planning and building, 50 homes for Oakland seniors are ready. Join Community Housing Development Corporation and Friendship Christian Center as we mark the grand opening with the whole community.
Friendship Senior Housing sits where the Friendship Christian Center once stood, at the corner of Adeline and Chestnut in West Oakland, across from the West Oakland Public Library and a short walk from De Fremery Park. It is CHDC's first faith-based collaboration, built alongside Friendship Christian Center to create housing for extremely low-income seniors, including neighbors who have experienced homelessness.
The building includes a community room, kitchen, computer room, lobby, parking, and a shared courtyard, and was designed with solar power and rainwater harvesting so it runs lighter on the community it serves.
What started as a church, then an empty lot, is now home. Here's the short version of a long journey.
No formal program details are locked yet, but here's the shape of the day. Check back as plans are confirmed.
Words from CHDC, Friendship Christian Center, and community partners, followed by the official ribbon cutting.
See select common areas and get a feel for the home 50 seniors will now call their own.
Light refreshments and time to connect with neighbors, funders, and city leaders.
Recognition for the funders, officials, and neighbors who helped carry this project home.
In West Oakland, on the block bound by Adeline, Chestnut, 18th, and 21st streets, directly across from the West Oakland Public Library and a few minutes' walk from De Fremery Park.
With support from the California Department of Housing and Community Development, including funding through the Multifamily Housing, Accelerator, and No Place Like Home programs made possible by Proposition 1.
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