‘I made it home:’ Homeless vets celebrate new Harbor Gateway apartments - 79 unit building

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“I’m 56 years old and I’ve done a lot of crazy things in my life,” Anderson told the crowd of dignitaries that gathered for the unveiling of the 79-unit apartment building for homeless vets. “The first time I slept in a bed, it was like new to me. ... Now I can be a father to the daughter I get to see now.”

Anderson is among the 68 residents who are fast filling the new apartments at 16304 S. Vermont Ave. The four-story project, costing $22 million and taking 2 1/2 years to plan and build, was an ambitious collaboration with Affirmed Housing and PATH Ventures taking the lead.

And it is, homeless advocates agree, the public-private model that needs to be quickly replicated throughout the Los Angeles area amid a homelessness crisis that has overwhelmed communities and government officials.

It is, said South Bay Rep. Maxine Waters, “what we need all over this country.”

http://www.presstelegram.com/veterans/20151015/i-made-it-home-homeless-vets-celebrate-new-harbor-gateway-apartments

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