Affordable Housing Units Added to Gloucester Emergency Shelter

The Cape Ann Beacon recently reported that 4 affordable housing units were added to the Action, Inc. emergency shelter located at 370 Main Street in Gloucester. The shelter, which serves roughly 20 homeless people per night, will now give four “chronically homeless” people a more permanent place to live. On top of adding apartment units, the facility also greatly improved its common areas, kitchen, and bedrooms. A fresh coat of bright and modern paint has greatly improved the atmosphere of the shelter’s interior. 

Action, Inc. also did what it could to improve the appearance of the exterior of the shelter, hiring local artist Cole Herbet to create a mural on the wall in front of the shelter. The mural, titled “Harbor and Home,” gives the shelter a new welcoming feel, featuring bright colors and local themes.

The Action Shelter had been in great need of improvements for some time, “It has been a long time coming,” said Retired Action Executive Director William Rochford, “but we made a promise to see to it that these affordable housing units were built, and fortunately we were able to deliver on that promise.” Although retired, Rochford was heavily involved in the recent renovation project.

Read the entire Cape Ann Beacon article.