PEOPLE NEED SHELTER … AND BERNALILLO COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE NOW LOOKING TO PROVIDE A PLACE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING A HOUSING COMPLEX OF ABOUT 40 TO 60 APARTMENTS FOR FORMER MILITARY MEMBERS WHO HAVE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND ARE LIVING ON THE STREETS.
THE COUNTY IS SET TO SPEND EIGHT-MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR ON THE APARTMENT-LIKE COMPLEX TO HOUSE THE VETS. KOB TV REPORTS THEY’LL OFFSET THE COST WITH 30 HOUSING VOUCHERS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
HUD REPORTS THERE ARE 40 THOUSAND HOMELESS VETS ON A GIVEN DAY, WITH HUNDREDS HERE IN NEW MEXICO.
