PHOENIX — St. Vincent de Paul is getting ready to open its newest temporary housing facility in the Valley.
On Thursday morning, the organization held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the location near 3rd Avenue and Watkins Street in Phoenix.
The facility is a 50,000-square-foot building with 100 beds for unhoused seniors, veterans, and adults with disabilities, a companion animal clinic, programs to help residents with employment, and more.
St. Vincent de Paul says it was a $20 million project funded by the City of Phoenix, Maricopa County, and the state, as well as private donations.
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ABC15 has reported extensively on issues surrounding homelessness in the Valley and how St. Vincent de Paul has been working to assist the community.
During the Thanksgiving holiday season, they doubled the number of meals served.
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