Phoenix Manor in Peoria to receive millions to provide affordable housing [Video]

PEORIA (25News Now) – The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) is investing over $123 million in state and federal resources to support permanent supportive housing initiatives across the state. This funding aims to address homelessness and provide vital services for vulnerable populations.

Locally, Phoenix Manor at 415 St. Mark’s Court is benefiting from the investment, receiving $8 million in aid. The development, led by Phoenix Community Development Services, will repurpose the former Methodist College of Nursing into 55 units specifically designed for the homeless.

“This will be a development that allows our region to end chronic homelessness, so there is one master wait list for all of these kind of permanent housing slots in our region and this will allow us to eliminate that wait list and get that cleared off,” said to Christine Kahl, Phoenix Community Development Services CEO.

Construction for Phoenix Manor is scheduled to commence later this …