CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A former truck driver training facility in Cedar Rapids is being transformed into housing for people experiencing homelessness, with volunteers helping prepare the building to open by the end of November.
The Commons on 16th, a three-year pilot project at a former CRST building, will offer 65 units with private bedrooms and shared kitchens and bathrooms. Residents will receive intensive case management and help preparing to transition into independent housing.
For volunteer Jillisa Claye and her coworkers, that effort starts with tasks such as scrubbing the kitchen…