A derelict motel on a busy stretch of Columbia’s Two Notch Road will be remade into a gated community with mixed rents for families to find attainable housing. Under the plan, the Grand Motel at 3003 Two Notch Road, a storied but deteriorating motel built in the 1950s, will become Grand Village, a gated housing village with 40 apartment homes at varying price points and a community center.
Read MoreA $10 million project to repurpose the Grand Motel on Two Notch Road into an affordable housing community for mixed incomes is underway.
Homeless No More and United Way of the Midlands announced the new development plan to the public Thursday morning at the Grand Motel.
Read MoreCity of Columbia announced plans to bring more attainable housing to the Midlands. Homeless No More's President/CEO Dr. Lila Anna Sauls is a part of the Affordable Housing Task Force and one of the developers the City's plan was proposed to.
Read MoreHomeless No More President and CEO Dr. Lila Anna Sauls was invited to give a presentation at Richland County Library’s Do Good Columbia event alongside our community partner, Scott Garvin of Garvin Design Group.
Read MoreTake a moment to catch up on what's happening at Homeless No More this fall.
Read MoreDr. Lila Anna Sauls shares insights with Children's Trust of SC on the impact of economic well-being on homeless families and children in South Carolina.
Read MoreAn important part of the programming we provide at Homeless No More is making sure our families are receiving the community resources they need. SNAP benefits are critical as families continue their journey towards independence.
Read More“This is not the norm. These are not the homeless who want to come in for services. The families Homeless No More serves want lasting independence.” – Dr. Lila Anna Sauls, Homeless No More President & CEO.
Read MoreThose at encampments like the one on Old Forest Road are considered to be the “chronically homeless” who are not seeking services in shelter and only make up a small portion of the homeless population, according to Lila Anna Sauls who runs the nonprofit Homeless No More.
Read MoreAs a leading service provider for the families experiencing homeless in South Carolina, as well as a unique nonprofit developer of affordable housing, Homeless No More was one of four organizations asked to share insights into how the CRA can be improved through our unique lens and help provide systemic solutions to homelessness and housing.
Read MoreWe were honored to join the City of Columbia's Homelessness Task Force to take part in this important conversation. When asked about solutions, we were able to point to the successful system of programs HNM offers vulnerable and at-risk families and children - including the development of more affordable housing throughout our community.
Read More"When the community talks about homelessness, it's primarily men and women. It's the population that you see, you don’t see homeless families." – Dr. Lila Anna Sauls, Homeless No More President & CEO
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