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Nonprofit purchases Danbury motel for use as homeless shelter

A non-profit organization that provides wrap-around services for the homeless has closed on the Super 8 motel in Danbury.  The facility has been used as a homeless shelter since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.  It's an emergency shelter, and includes meals.  Case management is focused on housing. 

The state confirmed the purchase price of $4.63 million.  Danbury was not part of the negotiations between the Super 8 motel and Pacific House, but applied for an up to  $11 million Community Development Block Grant last year from the state Department of Housing to help with the purchase.  The money for the grant comes to the state from the federal government. 

There are 80 beds approved for emergency use at the motel, but with two people per room and some rooms set aside for COVID compliance and isolation.  

The organization houses 105 tenants in 15 buildings in Stamford and 2 buildings in Norwalk. 

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Brian Kilmeade

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