Volunteers are turning a Cedar Rapids truck school into 65 homes
The Commons on 16th will offer private bedrooms and intensive case management. United Way volunteers are getting the former driving school ready to open by the end of November.
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Volunteers are converting a former truck-driving school in Cedar Rapids into The Commons on 16th, housing for people who have been without a home for a long time. The plan is 65 homes with private bedrooms and intensive case management. United Way volunteers are doing the work to have it ready to open by the end of November.
The building is not open yet. The bedrooms and the support that will come with them are what the crew is trying to finish this fall.
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