NSO Bell Building
We are increasing our reach to the community as we create homes for Detroit's chronically homeless, bringing life to the historic former Michigan Bell Building on Oakman Boulevard in Detroit. The new NSO Bell Building is a groundbreaking effort that will provide permanent, supportive housing for homeless adults and much needed support services to help them stabilize and turn their lives around. It will also be the home of our new headquarters.
The $50 million community investment will provide 155 safe, fully furnished, one-bedroom apartments for formerly homeless adults. NSO will provide mental health, addiction treatment, intensive case management, financial literacy, nutrition classes and other on-site support in one location to better help residents restore their lives. A health care clinic will be located in the building for residents and the community to utilize. The facility also will include amenities such as a gym, library, computer room, art and music rooms, and a chapel.
The project, expected to be completed in late 2012, will act as a catalyst for revitalizing the surrounding neighborhood. With new residents and approximately 200 NSO employees inhabiting the building, we foresee an increase in customer traffic for local businesses and opportunities for the creation of new businesses in the community. In addition, the NSO Bell Building is expected to save taxpayers more than $5 million annually, as some estimates show that a single chronically homeless individual can cost taxpayers $50,000 or more a year in police calls, ambulance calls, emergency room visits, and time spent in the hospital — all paid for with public dollars.
Join NSO in resorting lives
NSO has raised 80 percent of the funds needed to complete this project. Your contribution will help us complete the project and move people into their new homes. Opportunities are available at all levels of giving.
To make a donation or receive more information, please call Michelle Bosau at 313-961-4890, ext. 1023.
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