(Photo Courtesy of The Greenville Housing Authority)

Qualified residents are moving into United Housing Connection’s Church Street Place

thanks to partial funding secured by The Greenville Housing Authority (TGHA).

The TGHA secured 27 Project-Based Vouchers to be utilized for people seeking affordable housing.

“Project based vouchers drive affordable housing,” said Terril Bates, CEO of Housing Authority.

The vouchers are awarded through a competitive award process that is done according to federal

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidelines, Bates said. Over the next 20 years, they will account for a $6,771,600 investment in Church Street Place, which aims to house adults experiencing chronic homelessness along with mental or physical disabilities.

United Housing Connections  started construction on the $9.9 million development Church Street Place in March 2023.

Located in the Poe Mill community across from the American Spinning Company Mill site, it features 36 studio apartments, including common kitchens and laundry areas on each floor, a community dining space downstairs, and office and meeting spaces. On-site services for residents will also be provided. Other funding included: a $500,000 competitive grant award from Greenville Health Authority; $505,000 from the Greenville County Redevelopment Authority; $300,000 from the Greenville Housing Fund, $225,000 from the SC Department of Mental Health, and $1,700,000 in fundraising efforts by SEARCHlight group and the faith-based community.

United Housing Connections  provides housing and support programs for people at-risk for or

experiencing homelessness in the Upstate.

Candace Timmerman, Chief Executive Officer of United Housing Connections, said opening Church Street Place was a major win for creating housing.

“We couldn’t have done this without the support of The Greenville Housing Authority,” Timmerman said. “Their support created the framework we needed to make Church Street Place a reality for the Greenville community.”