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A2 August 6, 2020 The Chronicle — Housing From page Al several organizations to open a “hotel” to give those who are homeless and more susceptible to the virus a place to stay to lower their risk of infec tion. The hotel opened in late April, but CWD soon realized that more perma nent housing was needed. “As the understand ing has evolved, it was matched by the urgency to get these people housed,” May said. “The urgency to get them housed has been really carried by the housing case managers for these 60 individuals who are guests at this hotel.” May says the case managers work very hard to get housing for these individuals in the city. Unfortunately, there is not enough affordable housing to go around for everyone in need, he said. “Affordable housing is a big challenge right now, so what needed to happen was at some of these in come-based housing loca tions, we had to come on been working tirelessly for weeks fixing a multitude of issues these units were suffering from. Emily Har kins Norris, mission devel oper for CWD, is one of the individuals overseeing the work needed and per formed for each unit. “This is kind of the exclamation mark on the whole project because if we aren’t moving our folks to housing, to me it feels like what we have done at the hotel is a wash,” said Norris. “The first goal is to protect our folks from COVID and also we had a unique position where we had our folks right there where we could do our wraparound care and walk with them through the pro cess, and this is really the end piece of that.” Norris stated that the apartment manager and owner of the property on Inverness Street have been very accommodating since there is such a great need for housing. They have been working on things ranging from painting all the way to fixing the foun dation on certain units. Photos by Timothy Ramsey Emily Harkins Norris (left) and Karen Britton have managed and performed renovations of all the units that are having work done to them. we need,” said Karen Brit ton, landlord engagement specialist with United Way. “All ofthis stuff can’t be done by volunteers; we need professionals to fin ish some projects.” Through her job at United Way, Britton has formed relationships with landlords all over the city in an attempt to find hous ing for those in need. Find ing the units they are cur rently renovating was very timely, she said. “It’s my job to build and maintain relation ships with landlords all over town,” said Britton. Volunteers have put in countless hours of work to make sure they make their end-of- August deadline for the renovations. Both Britton and Nor ris said they enjoy the pro cess of seeing the transfor mation of these properties from unlivable to a place where people will actually call home. “Every day there is that moment where we are like ‘My God, this is actually what we are called to do, like how lucky are we that we get to show up every day and see this happen ing’,” said Norris. “I will start my day usually ask ing the Lord for this thing or this person and by noon that person or thing has shown up and that is not an exaggeration. “It is almost like a ‘pinch me’ situation, be cause you actually get to see community getting built. And in our world right now with so many lines being drawn every where, this is something that is uniting people.” For more information on the project, or if you wish to donate time or funding, please call Emily Harkins Norris at emily@ thedwellingsws.org or call at 336-971-4897. Request for Proposals for Assistance to Persons Experiencing Homelessness During COVID-19 Pandemic The City of Winston-Salem seeks propos als for funding anticipated to be available from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to address the hous ing needs of persons experiencing home lessness from the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Proposals are due by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on August 26,2020. The full Request for Proposals with de tailed information is available on the City’s website at https ://www.cityofws .org/2453/Homeless- ness. For more information, please contact Mellin Parker at (336) 734-1310 or mellinp @ cityofws .org The Chronicle August 6,2020 Clement Little Realtor®, Broker 336-714-9752Direct 336-995-5544 Mobile ciemeKlittle0ailentate.com ■mv.alleritate.com/Clenieiitlittie First time home buyer??? 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Norris said they also have people coming from all over the Triad to lend a helping hand and even a group from Raleigh will be coming later this week. “The greatest part of our volunteers is not only do they show up all the time, they generously do nate on site with the things “We are getting priced and squeezed out of the city, so there’s only a few locations that will accept our clients with housing vouchers and this is one of the few. “Sharon is a great property manager, so we can put people in here that other locations wouldn’t take, and she will work with them. It creates a community for them, so that we are not just drop ping them off and leaving them alone. Dreaming Up the Ideal Retirement w Is Your Job. Helping You Get There Is Ours. 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