CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Life Bridges Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual disabilities, has received more than $200,000 from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency.
The THDA Housing Trust Fund award was announced at a recent event at the Life Bridges facility, located on Old Chattanooga Pike in Cleveland.
The $203,960 grant will be used to purchase and renovate a home now leased by Life Bridges and occupied by its clients, said Diana L. Jackson, chief executive officer for the nonprofit organization.
“Renovations include widening door space and other improvements to ensure [Americans with Disabilities Act] compliance,” she said.
The financial assistance will also enable Life Bridges to make the home fully code compliant and keep rent affordable for its residents, said Wes Bunch, communications coordinator for the THDA.