Homeless Shelter Coming To 137 Kings Highway – West 13th Street – Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
A homeless shelter is being planned for 137 Kings Highway in Brooklyn – West `13th Street. They plan to open the shelter in 2024.
The neighborhood doesn’t want a shelter next to the elementary school.
Seth Low Park is down the block from this location.
People want affordable housing for families in their area. They don’t want a temporary shelter because that doesn’t solve the problem for families.
This shelter will be for 75 families with priority to people in the area.
Some people are saying that this is a shelter for men. Yes, men will be at the shelter if they are in a family, like if their is a grown son living with his mother. They aren’t going to separate the family because people don’t want men at the shelter.
Community Board 11 does not have homeless shelter to house children and families without a home.
People are afraid that drug addicts will be around the shelter. The shelter is going to provide people with the support to get help. So that’s a good thing!
There will be a Community Advisory Board (CAB) at the shelter and people in the community can volunteer for that. The CAB will hold regular meetings and address any issues that come up.
Update: Bill Colton has been fighting against this shelter – see here
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marlene
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