Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Collaboration was the common theme Monday evening as supporters and community members gathered at the corner of Ninth and Tennessee streets to break ground on the Hope Project affordable housing development.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church is inviting the community to celebrate the impending construction of six units of affordable housing near downtown Lawrence.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission members voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend approving four items related to an affordable housing project at Ninth and Tennessee streets.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
The planning commission on Wednesday will discuss advancing six proposed new units of affordable housing at Ninth and Tennessee streets.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Dozens of community members gathered to celebrate the completion of Mt. Hope Shelter, a new shelter that will aim to help families stabilize as they seek permanent housing.
A shelter that will aim to help Lawrence families find stability will soon welcome the public to an open house and ribbon cutting celebration.
Brenda Wahl, who has worked with Family Promise of Lawrence for more than nine years, is stepping into the executive director position.
Monique Wahba, recently named director of Family Promise of Lawrence, has resigned from her position because the role does not “align as well with (her) career goals” as she had anticipated, the organization announced Friday.
An annual 5K that benefits Family Promise of Lawrence, a nonprofit that aims to serve local families in housing crises, will return Monday, including free activities for kids at South Park.
Family Promise of Lawrence, a nonprofit that aims to serve families in housing crises, has named its new executive director.
