Consolidated Nuclear Security’s donation of $25,000 to the Helen Ross McNabb Center’s Veterans Housing Project served as one of the final building blocks in the $1.83-million effort to provide permanent housing to homeless veterans who have mental illnesses. Late last year, the ribbon was cut on the first apartment building, and the first four homeless veterans moved into their new homes in time to celebrate Christmas.
The CNS donation helped fund the newly constructed Cedar Crossing apartment building in Knoxville, Tenn., which provides eight one-bedroom units. The second phase of the project is rehabilitating a former apartment complex that will provide another 15 apartment homes.
CNS assumed responsibility for management and operations at the Pantex Plant and the Y-12 National Security Complex last summer.
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This eight-unit apartment building in Knoxville, Tenn., was built to house homeless veterans who have mental illness or a behavioral health disability.
