To help meet the need for safe and permanent veterans’ housing in Sarasota, Gulf Coast Community Foundation and St Vincent de Paul CARES have collaborated to develop Heroes’ Village, Sarasota’s first affordable housing project dedicated to veterans.
With minor cosmetic touches remaining, the completion of the 10-unit project at 1539 25th St., the partnership held a ceremonial ribbon cutting Wednesday morning. All units in the $3 million development offer two bedrooms and two full bathrooms besides wraparound services, such as mental health counseling, for veterans. St. Petersburg-based St. Vincent de Paul CARES, which builds and operates affordable housing for veterans will manage those services.
Rents are on a variable schedule, but will not exceed 30% of a veteran’s or veteran’s family’s income…