Silver Star Apartments And Zero Day
Giving Veterans a Safe, supportive home
One of the most significant hurdles that many Veterans find themselves up against is homelessness. The scene on move-in day at Silver Star Apartments reiterates this reality. Instead of u-hauls, trailers, or moving vans lining the parking lot, many of Silver Star’s new residents arrived by foot or were dropped off by family or friends. Their belongings slung over their shoulders in large, plastic garbage bags. Thankfully, Silver Star Apartments has opened its doors to provide veterans a safe, secure, and supportive place to call home. Residents can display their belongings on shelves in their living rooms. They can fill their refrigerators with food. They can lay their heads down every night, not having to worry about where they are going to sleep the next night. This, and so much more, is what Silver Star Apartments was built to do.
Silver Star Apartments, an 85-unit permanent supportive housing facility, is located in Battle Creek, Michigan, adjacent to the Battle Creek VA Medical Center. With support from Cinnaire, by providing Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, and veteran housing consultants, both phases of Silver Star Apartments have been successfully completed. In response to the significant need for this type of facility, a Phase III is currently being pursued.
The infrastructure, location, and resources that Silver Star and Zero Day offer to residents is unparalleled to any other veteran housing facility in the nation. The amenities at Silver Star, which include a basketball court, library and computer center, workout rooms, art classrooms, counseling offices, and a metal and woodshop further support the efforts of Zero Day. Zero Day was founded by Tim Hunnicutt with the original goal to help prevent chronic homelessness and provide Veterans with the necessary skills they need to enter the workforce. Over time, Zero Day’s purpose has evolved into a much larger mission.
Today, due to the partnership with Silver Star, Zero Day is able to offer veterans accredited vocational training, apprenticeship opportunities, supportive services, life skills mentoring, career coaching, and job placement. With its headquarters located at Silver Star Apartments, Zero Day is able to walk alongside veterans on an everyday basis.
In military terms, Zero Day stands for “the day before something significant happens”. July 31, 2009 was Zero Day for Silver Star Apartments. On August 1, 2009, opening day at Silver Star Apartments, something very significant started to happen. United States Veterans, that were previously living on the streets, without jobs, and struggling with addictions, were given the RESPECT, THE HONOR, and THE DIGNITY that they each deserve.
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Project Details - By the Numbers
Total Development Cost
$25 Million
Investment Equity
$16.7 Million
Jobs Created/Retained
377
Projected Residents Served
352
Project Type
LIHTC
Population Served
Veterans Housing
Our Locations
Home Office - Lansing
1118 South Washington
Lansing MI, 48910
Indianapolis
320 North Meridian, Suite 516
Indianapolis IN, 46204
Wilmington
100 W. 10th Street, Suite 502
Wilmington, DE 19801
Chicago
225 West Washington, Suite 1350
Chicago, IL 60606
Madison
10 E. Doty Street, Suite 617
Madison, WI 53703
Grand Rapids
100 Cesar E. Chavez Ave., Suite 202
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Detroit
2111 Woodward Avenue, Suite 600
Detroit, MI 48201
Milwaukee
231 E. Buffalo Street, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53202