Ground was ceremonially broken for a 53-unit permanent supportive housing apartment building at Bethel AME Church on church-leased property on Thursday, July 28.
The Bethel Manor Apartments, intended for people experiencing homelessness, will be funded through the SDS Supportive Housing Fund, a first-of-its-kind, private equity impact fund that finances new, financially sustainable permanent supportive housing.
Rev. Dr. Kelvin T. Calloway Sr. Pastor of Bethel AME speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for a 53-unit permanent supportive housing apartment building at Bethel AME Church on church-leased property for people experiencing homelessness, in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Mayor Eric Garrett speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for a 53-unit permanent supportive housing apartment building at Bethel AME Church on church-leased property for people experiencing homelessness, in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press -Telegram/SCNG)
Officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for a 53-unit permanent supportive housing apartment building at Bethel AME Church on church-leased property for people experiencing homelessness, in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/ SCNG)
Congressmember Karen Bass speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for a 53-unit permanent supportive housing apartment building at Bethel AME Church on church-leased property for people experiencing homelessness, in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press -Telegram/SCNG)
Officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for a 53-unit permanent supportive housing apartment building at Bethel AME Church on church-leased property for people experiencing homelessness, in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/ SCNG)
Bishop Clement W. Fugh, 5th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for a 53-unit permanent supportive housing apartment building at Bethel AME Church on church-leased property for people experiencing homelessness, in Los Angeles on Thursday , July 28, 2022. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
On hand to kick off the project were Bishop Clement W. Fugh, presiding prelate of the 5th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church; Rev. Dr. Kelvin T. Calloway Sr. Pastor of Bethel AME; Deborah La Franchi, founder & CEO of SDS Capital Group and developer of SDS Supportive Housing Fund; Rep. Karen Bass; and LA City Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson.
