Raleigh and Wake County desperately need more affordable apartments for both single adults and families. Ending homelessness for single adults leads to better health outcomes and more positive participation in the community. Ending homelessness for families with children disrupts a generational cycle of poverty and decreases the likelihood that children and youth who live at King’s Ridge will experience homelessness as adults.
At King’s Ridge, single adults and families will live in community with one another, just as they do in neighborhoods and apartment communities across the city. We envision King’s Ridge as a vibrant community that meets residents where they are and is designed with supports for aging in place. The community will feature adult and child-friendly flexible spaces for counseling, meetings, and various activities.
When all is said and done, King's Ridge Director Erin Yates says the hope is to lower homelessness by 10% in the city.
"Our numbers of homelessness are growing every day. One of the major reasons that it continues to grow is affordability," Yates said. "Many folks are working really hard and doing what they need to do but it is expensive to live in Wake County."
