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NEWS RELEASES
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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
Contact:
Carson Chandler, (407) 246 - 2822
Heather Allebaugh, (407) 246 - 3423
Innovative Public – Private Partnership Gives Permanent Homes and Jobs
to Homeless
Mayor Dyer to Open Safe Haven and Sobik's Enterprise Center at Maxwell
Gardens
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Each day, homeless
individuals face challenges in finding a job because they lack a
permanent address. In order to secure a permanent home, proof of
income in often required. The “Catch-22” is often a huge hurdle
in the effort to end homelessness. Now thanks to a unique
collaboration between the City of Orlando, Sobik’s Subs and the
Grand Avenue Economic Community Development Corp., chronically
homeless individuals are receiving both housing and economic
opportunity.
Mayor Dyer will join Grand Avenue Economic Community Development
and Sobik’s Subs to officially open the new Safe Haven and
Sobik’s Subs at Maxwell Gardens. The City of Orlando secured
more than $1 million in federal funding to add 25 units to
Maxwell Gardens and retrofit a building for Sobik’s Subs.
Residents applying to live at the Safe Haven at Maxwell Gardens
do not need income. Safe Haven residents receive critical job
training opportunities, in addition to daily access to social
services, assistance with social security and disability,
substance abuse counseling and job assistance.
Sobik’s Subs, a Central Florida-grown company, partnered with
Grand Avenue Economic Community Development to train and employ
residents for their newest location at Maxwell Gardens.
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| WHEN: |
Wednesday, November 7
at 2:30 p.m.
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| WHERE: |
Maxwell Gardens
4049 S. Orange Blossom Trail |
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