HUD Secretary Ben Carson tours affordable housing projects in West Palm Beach

HUD Secretary Ben Carson tours affordable housing projects in West Palm Beach

Affordable housing took center stage on Monday when Ben Carson, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, visited West Palm Beach.

OF HOPE AS THE CITY OF WESTPALM BEACH UNVEILED ITS NEWESTHOME....WITH HUD SECRETARY BENCARSON IN ATTENDANCE.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S TANIAROGERS WAS THERE FOR TRIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY."3-2-1, APPLAUSE." U.S.DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING ANDURBAN DEVELOPMENT SECRETARYBEN CARSON AT A RIBBON CUTTINGCEREMONY.

THE CITY OF WESTPALM BEACH UNVEILING THE"HOUSE AT TAMARIND" HOUSINDEVELOPMENT.

"DEVELOPMENTSLIKE THIS ARE ESPECIALLYPOWERFUL BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZETHE NEED OF THE ENTIREPERSON." COMMUNITY LEADERSSHOWING THEIR SUPPORT FOAFFORDABLE HOUSING.

"WE AREWELL ON OUR WAY TO ENSURINGTHAT EVERYBODY HAS THE DIGNITYOF A SAFE AND WONDERFUL HOME.AND A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS."THIS LOCATION WILL BE FORDEVELOPMENTALLY CHALLENGEDADULTS THAT ARE CLIENTSGULFSTREAM GOODWILL.

AT THEHOUSE AT TAMARIND THERE ARESIX UNITS.

THERE'S A LIVINGROOM AREA, A KITCHEN ANDBEDROOM." "WE HAVE TO PROVIDETHE RIGHT KIND OF ATMOSPHEREAND PUBLIC AND PRIVATEPARTNERSHIPS ARE THE RIGHT WAYTO DO THAT.

I'M VERY PROUD OFWHAT'S GOING ON HERE.""WORKING TOGETHER TO PROVIDEHOME AND HOPE.

THE PEOPLE WHOWILL RESIDE HERE WILL BEFORMERLY HOMELESS.

WE WILL BEPROVIDING RESOURCES TO MAKESURE THEIR TRANSITION FROMHOMELESSNESS TO NOW WILL BESMOOTH ONE." BEFORE LEAVING,SECRETARY CARSON SHARED ONFINAL THOUGHT.

"I WOULD LIKETHE PEOPLE TO NOT LISTEN TOTHE PURVEYORS OF HATRED.

AND IWOULD LIKE TO SEE US USE OURHISTORY THE GOOD AND THE BHISTORY TO ELEVATE OURSELVES,NOT TO DIVIDE OURSELVES."TANIA ROGERS, WPTV,NEWSCHANNEL FIVERIGHT NOW THE ROOSEVELT BRIDGEIN S