ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — 12 emergency housing units have been completed for families facing homelessness in Monroe County.
The $4.5 million project received over $4 million in state funding to renovate a former youth shelter, now called Persimmon Place, in the Bull’s Head neighborhood.
Persimmon Place is part of a 20-year renovation plan for YWCA. The project also received funding from the KeyBank Foundation, Farash Foundation, ESL Foundation, and many other organizations…