For people navigating homelessness or living paycheck to paycheck, an affordable place to live can be the difference between simply getting by and having a chance to build something more stable.
That’s the promise behind Shea Ravines, a new 56-unit affordable housing community in Wyoming that officially opened Sept. 22. Located next to Cherry Health’s Wyoming Community Health Center, the development brings much-needed housing to a region where the cost of a home has increasingly put stability out of reach for many residents. The $18.6 million first phase includes 40 one-bedroom and 16 two-bedroom apartments for individuals, families and seniors earning between 30% and 80% of the area median income. Rents range from $507 to $1,380.
Twenty of the apartments are designated as permanent supportive housing for people transitioning out of homelessness. Those residents will receive rental assistance through the Grand Rapids Housing Commission, while Grand Rapids-based Community Rebuilders will coordinate supportive services designed to help residents move toward greater stability and self-sufficiency…