Senior Housing Opens in Pine Bluff

Information by State  Print version   Joshua Manor was financed through HUD’s supportive housing for the elderly grant program funds.

Pine Bluff is celebrating the opening of a beautiful new project that will foster change in the surrounding neighborhood and provide the elderly with decent, safe and affordable housing.

Joshua Manor owes its existence to the vision of Bishop-Elect Esau Watson and Lady Valeria Watson of Greater Fellowship Ministries. The dynamic partnership between HUD and Greater Fellowship Ministries, a new faith-based applicant, made this a reality when Greater Fellowship Ministries received a capital advance grant in 2002.

Soon to be home to twenty elderly residents, Joshua Manor is an example of neighbors working together to enrich the community and transform the neighborhood. The facility is only one of several projects planned by Greater Fellowship.

With improved technology, enhanced landscaping techniques, and attention to the local environment, Joshua Manor serves as a model of HUD's vision for improving the lives of our citizens. The project, which cost about $1.1million to build, was financed through HUD's supportive housing for the elderly grant program funds. HUD will also provide $48,400 in project rental assistance allowing the development to be affordable for the elderly.

For many of the future residents, Joshua Manor will not only be home, but an expression of independence and well-being that will enable them to improve the quality of their lives. Together HUD and community partners such as Greater Fellowship Ministries are making a difference!