Clark County is involved in a new effort to turn an old motel on Fremont Street in Las Vegas into bridge housing for the homeless. | Clark County, Nevada/Facebook
Clark County is involved in a new effort to turn an old motel on Fremont Street in Las Vegas into bridge housing for the homeless. | Clark County, Nevada/Facebook
Clark County has announced a program to transform a dormant motel on Fremont Street into a housing development to help homeless people get their lives back on track.
In their latest effort to address homelessness in the area, a bridge housing program will be implemented to help homeless people find stable housing, a recent news release from the County said.
"This program will provide temporary housing and the necessary support services to help people get off the streets," Commissioner William McCurdy II said in the release. "It is important for us to support programs that provide real and tested solutions to homelessness."
McCurdy's district includes the former motel.
The former Safari Motel at 2001 E. Fremont St. will transition to a BETterment community that can afford residents three months of housing, along with initiatives for counseling and helping them find a job, the release said. The objective is to provide services for up to 46 clients at once and 184 annually. To be eligible, clients must be homeless and have no children.
The owner of the property is renovating the rooms for habitability. First occupants are expected to move in sometime this summer.
“The County has allocated $4 million to fund the BETterment Community program for the next two years,” the release said. “The program could be extended for an additional three years.”
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