River's Edge development prepares to welcome residents

The Fort Wayne Housing Authority property does not have an official opening date due to COVID-19 restrictions, however, FWHA Executive Director and CEO George Guy said he expects to be able to welcome residents July 15.

For people struggling with homelessness..it can be very difficult to get back on track.

Fox 55's jeremy masukevich shows us a new living space in fort wayne with the goal of providing services to those most in need of housing.

Nat henry we have a responsibility to make sure we provide some type of housing option for them.

Fort wayne mayor tom henry says there are cases of people who become homeless by no fault of their own.sot henry a city our size certainly has a significant amount of individuals for one reason or another are put in a homeless situation.especially during a global pandemic.lower third: tom henry, mayor of fort wayne sot henry this new development through the fort wayne housing authority is meeting a challenge, and meeting a need that is definitely in the city of fort wayne.the fort wayne housing authority rivers edge development is set to welcome members of the community over the next few weekslower third: george guy, fwha executive director and ceo sot george we are going to have 56 units here.

Obviously there may be more people there but we are looking at 44 one bedroom units and 12 two bedroom units.

It is based on the need.

Chronically homeless, with a disability those folks will have first priority.fwha executive director george guy says they want to fill the space with community members most in need.sot george and at the same time address some of their challenges that may prevent them from being self- sufficient.

The goal is that they will be able to live comfortably and be able to accomplish some of their personal goals.rivers edge residents will have access to on-site social services from park center.guy says the goal of these resources is to guide residents towards self- sufficiencysot george its just like anything else.

Folks want to be in a place that they can call home, a community, they can enjoy their neighbors, enjoy some of the activities that are going to be present there.

Its so important that people feel like they have that sense of community.in fort wayne, jeremy masukevich, fox 55 news there is no official move-in there is no there is no official move-in date for the rivers edge development because of covid-19 restrictions but guy says they are aiming for july fifteenth.community members looking to apply for housing at the new development should contact the fort wayne housing authority to