One of the most vocal advocate groups on the need for more veteran housing is the Bexar County American GI Forum\u2019s Miguel Hernandez Jr. Memorial Chapter \u2014 a congressionally chartered veterans organization founded to advance the rights of Latino service members and their families. This year, the group\u2019s national conference returned to San Antonio with a focus on housing access.<\/p>\n
As part of the gathering, local officials celebrated the launch of Valor Hill Apartments, a new affordable housing complex in the Medical Center area designed with veterans in mind.<\/p>\n
The 118-unit complex was built through a partnership between the San Antonio Housing Trust and GoodHomes LLC, a New York-based developer that specializes in converting unused properties into housing. Formerly a senior living facility, the site now includes 82 apartments in a main two-story building and 36 units across three single-story cottages.<\/p>\n
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A furnished room at the Valor Hill Apartments is on display during the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Credit: Diego Medel\/San Antonio Report<\/p>\n
Seventy-five percent of the units are income-restricted \u2014 with 25% reserved for individuals earning 50% or less of the area median income (AMI), approximately $31,000 annually for a one-person household, and another 50% for those earning up to 80% or $49,600 annually for a one-person household.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Of the 30 market-rate units, 20 are set aside specifically for veterans through HUD-VASH, a federal program that combines rental assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development with case management and clinical services from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.<\/p>\n
Additionally,\u00a0 veterans living in HUD-VASH units will receive on-site case management from the VA, and the nonprofit Endeavors will also provide additional services out of dedicated office space.<\/p>\n
The Valor Hill ribbon cutting held Tuesday evening brought together local officials, developers and veterans to celebrate the project\u2019s completion.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn our community, Military City, USA, we\u2019ve got to make sure that we understand firsthand the unique challenges that face our veterans and their family members,\u201d San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said from the podium. \u201cA project like this shows the commitment both from government as well as from private entities. It demonstrates our community\u2019s continued commitment to serving those that bravely raised their right hand to protect and serve.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Michael and Barbara Simpson cut the ribbon dedicating the community room at Valor Hill Apartments to their son, Staff Sgt. Michael Simpson. Credit: Diego Medel\/San Antonio Report<\/p>\n
The ribbon cutting also marked the official dedication of the complex\u2019s community space in honor of Staff Sgt. Michael Simpson, a U.S. Army Special Forces member and San Antonio native who died in 2013 while serving in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
His father, Michael Simpson, spoke at the event, describing his son as \u201cgregarious,\u201d a soldier who embraced both his duty and his community. Simpson was injured by an improvised explosive device while scouting a safe return route for his team and succumbed to his injuries days later.<\/p>\n
\u201cMichael was known as the \u2018unquiet professional,\u2019\u201d his father said. \u201cSpecial Forces like to be known as the quiet professionals \u2014 he would introduce himself with, \u2018Hi, I\u2019m Mike, I\u2019m a Green Beret.\u2019 So a meeting room is an appropriate place to honor his name and his service.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tom Roth, director of development at the San Antonio Housing Trust, said the decision to name the clubhouse in Simpson\u2019s honor came after hearing his story and connecting with the family.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis past Memorial Day weekend, I was watching a tribute to different generations of fallen soldiers. This year, they did a tribute to Staff Sgt. Michael Simpson, a San Antonio native who served our country with honor and distinction,\u201d Roth said. \u201cI was so moved by Michael\u2019s story that I asked Daniel, the developer at GoodHomes LLC, if there was a way we could honor Michael \u2014 and he did not hesitate.\u201d<\/p>\n
As residents prepare to move in this week, Lawrence Romo, vice commander of the Miguel Hernandez Jr. Memorial Chapter, said the organization was proud to see the effort come to life after years of advocacy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were honored to \u2026 advocate for the Valor Hill Apartments project,\u201d Romo said in a statement. \u201cI testified on the need for more affordable veteran housing to give these veteran heroes a hand up. The location in the Medical Center area is optimal, with the Audie Murphy VA Medical Center nearby and accessible public transportation at the facility.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe salute all the organizations that made this project happen. This is why San Antonio is Military City, USA.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On a single night in January, 218 veterans in San Antonio stayed in emergency shelters, transitional housing or…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":111588,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[852,5229,7288,70774,7452,7265,43961,1802,7202,7203,358,7453,3187,7815,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,20705],"class_list":{"0":"post-111587","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-affordable-housing","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-bexar-county","11":"tag-close-to-home","12":"tag-gina-ortiz-jones","13":"tag-homelessness","14":"tag-icymi","15":"tag-military","16":"tag-san-antonio","17":"tag-sanantonio","18":"tag-texas","19":"tag-top-story","20":"tag-tx","21":"tag-typedaily","22":"tag-united-states","23":"tag-united-states-of-america","24":"tag-unitedstates","25":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","26":"tag-us","27":"tag-usa","28":"tag-wc-750-1000"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114956277063558181","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}