ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Four years in the making, Albuquerque’s first shelter for young adults without a home is about to welcome its first residents. “I really want this to be just kind of a home base where they can feel comfortable and at home,” said Tammy Fiebelkorn, Albuquerque City Councilor for District 7.
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Right off the corner of San Mateo and I-40, at what used to be called the “San Mateo Inn,” a first-of-its-kind shelter is days away from opening its doors. Next week, the city is expecting to open its Gateway Young Adult Center, housing teens and young people in their early 20’s who’d otherwise be homeless. The center is not just a living space; it also aims to teach young adults.
“We don’t have a place where specifically young people age 18-25 can go where they’re around peers and where they’re getting the kinds of assistance that they’re going to get here. We’re going to get them job training assistance, job placement assistance, life skills,” said Fiebelkorn.
Youth Development Inc., or YDI, is on board to run the facility, along with selecting people to live there based on referrals made to the city’s gateway program. Up to 41 young adults will be housed in either single or double occupancy bedrooms.
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“Each place has a bed, they have storage, and then if you come around here, they have a refrigerator, more storage, and then a very nice bathroom area as well,” said Fiebelkorn…