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$10M veterans housing complex marks grand opening in Gary

Posted March 17, 2016 7:00 am

The Associated Press

GARY, Ind. (AP) - A new federal facility in northwestern Indiana will provide permanent housing for homeless veterans.

Federal, state and local officials gathered Wednesday for the grand opening of the Veterans Village in Gary. U.S. Secretary of Veteran Affairs Robert McDonald is a Gary native and was there for the ribbon cutting ceremony. He says the country doesn't have enough permanent or transitional housing for veterans.

The $10.1 million complex has 44 apartments and room for Veterans Affairs staff to provide social services. It opened last fall and officials said the units filled in a month. The groundbreaking was in 2013.

Indiana Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb says that statewide Indiana has provided housing for 1,400 homeless veterans since 2008.

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