Filled Within a Month
Asbury Manor, as we
have named this venture of VUMHDC, was built with a grant from the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. So when residents
began to move in, the facility was already paid for. Constructed by
Hamel Commercial, Inc., in Spotsylvania County, the 40-apartment
project for senior citizens was fully occupied in less than a month,
which only serves to accent the growing need for more affordable
housing, especially among senior adults.
Asbury Manor, Spotsylvania,
Virginia
• 40 Apartments for Senior Adults •
Madison House in Leesburg was the
first apartment complex built by the corporation and is one of the
better equipped facilities, serving the residents of some 100
apartments. It has an atrium in the center of the complex that extends
up through three floors of the project, a library and two community
rooms. Understandably, there are never more than a few resident
changes each year since most of the residents find the Madison House a
place they enjoy calling home.
Madison House, Leesburg, Virginia
• 100 Apartments for Senior Adults •
Epworth Manor in Louisa is named after
the small English town where John Wesley, the father of Methodism, was
born and raised. The senior adult facility has 61 efficiency and
one-bedroom apartments. Most who move into the complex begin in an
efficiency and move up to a one-bedroom unit when one becomes
available.
Epworth Manor, Louisa, Virginia
• 61 Apartments for Senior Adults •
McKendree Manor in Falmouth of
Stafford County has only 23 apartments and a small community room, but
don't let the size fool you. This little complex fills its meeting
area regularly with worship, Bible study, and other meetings of
interest to its residents. It is named after William McKendree, a
Virginian from King William County who was elected the first
American-born Methodist bishop.
McKendree Manor, Falmouth, Virginia
• 23 Apartments for Senior Adults •
William Watters House in Sterling
Park, Loudoun County, is named for the first American-born itinerant
Methodist circuit rider, buried in McLean, Virginia. It has 91
apartments for seniors and includes a large meeting room and a very
active tenants association that regularly holds a variety of
activities in the room.
William Watters House, Sterling Park, Virginia
• 91 Apartments for Senior Adults •
The Mary Hardesty House in Berryville
is named for an outstanding United Methodist woman in Clarke County
who served as a public health nurse for many years. It contains 60
two-bedroom apartments which are ideal for senior couples.
Mary Hardesty House, Berryville, Virginia
• 60 Apartments for Senior Couples •
Springhill
Village Apartments in Staunton was purchased by the corporation
after they had already been in service for more than 20 years. They
serve families but have senior adults in many of the apartments.
Purchased primarily to preserve affordable housing, such facilities
serve as a model for future purchases across the Commonwealth to
ensure that people with modest means will still have affordable places
to live in their local communities.
Springhill Village Apartments, Staunton, Virginia
• 108 Apartments for Families •
A 47-apartment facility, Frederick House,
is located in a planned community east of Stephens City in Frederick
County.
Frederick House, Stephens City, Virginia
• 47 Apartments for Senior Adults •
Parkway Village in Waynesboro has 126 apartments for families,
Millpark Terrace in Fredericksburg has 126 apartments for Seniors,
Culpeper House in Culpeper has 154 apartments for families, Goodson Manor in Farmville has 23 apartments
for Seniors, Germanna Heights in Orange County has 50 apartments for Seniors,
Peter Cartwright in Exmore has 45 apartments for seniors, Courthouse Seniors in
Chesterfield has 69 apartments for Seniors, family projects for 50 in Woodstock,
126 in Charlestown, W.Va., and 50 in Martinsburg, W.Va.
The corporation has built six group homes for mentally retarded persons in South Hill,
Rocky Mount, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Caroline Counties, and in the Northern Neck.
Each provides living accommodations for four to ten individuals. They are managed
by the local Community Service Boards, which offer residents supervision and opportunities
to work.
Areas Targeted For Expansion
A seniors project to provide 60 units is now being built in Spotsylvania County to be
called Enoch George Manor. Also, new Senior projects will soon be started in Culpeper,
Staunton, Blackstone and Louisa. A new Group Home for Mentally Retarded will also
be built soon in Rocky Mount. The Board is attempting to buy and rehabilitate projects
already operating and will soon own the 150 Meadowbrook units for Seniors in Lynchburg
and 40 new apartments for Seniors are underway in Woodbridge.
Dreams for new projects include Front Royal, Orange, Elkton and Isle of Wight
Counties, as well as the Eastern Shore, Boydton and Chesapeake. Who knows how many more
projects will be built?
It's amazing what can happen when you begin
to take seriously Christ's admonition to provide shelter for those in
need. Some may think the task impossible, but isn't that what Noah's
neighbors thought about his endeavor when he picked up a hammer to
build his own impossible dream? In the modern world of escalating
housing costs, God calls for us to build an ark of compassion so
others can survive.
