1989 |
St. Peter’s Homes founded |
1990 |
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church becomes a partner |
1993 |
St. Peter’s Homes begins working with Charlotte non-profit; Single Room Occupancy (SRO) housing explored as option for housing homeless men |
1996 |
SRO Options for Charlotte Committee partnered with David Furman Architecture, Bank of America and the Homeless Services Network |
1998 |
Barney Offerman works through the Campaign for Human Development with the local Catholic Diocese and with St. Peter’s Catholic Church |
1998-2000 |
David Furman searches for a viable site and works on SRO zoning definitions |
2001 |
Assessment on homelessness by Mecklenburg County indicates the hardest population to exit homelessness is disabled men, employed, participating in community service work or job training classes |
2001 |
HUD announces St. Peter’s Homes awarded $500,000 to build Charlotte’s first SRO for disabled homeless men |
2001 |
July, David Furman locates a piece of land on North Davidson Street |
2001 |
Discontent and protest erupts in NoDa concerning the building of an SRO |
2002 |
January, Land purchesed by Jeremiah churches |
2002 |
May 13, Loan request for $1,025,542 is unanimously approved |
2002 |
November 12, Groundbreaking ceremony held |
2003 |
November, McCreesh Place opens doors to first residents |
