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BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN
NB Housing Partners, a nonprot organization that works to create aordable housing opportunities for individuals in New Braunfels, is looking to open a transitional housing community for adults preparing to pay market-rate rent in the city. The development—named Pathways Village— is designed to provide short-term housing, but NB Housing Partners is also planning to oer long-term housing on the property for individuals making 80% or less of the average median income, said Kellie Stallings, executive director of NB Housing Partners. The nonprot purchased the 3-acre property in 2023 and did minor renovations to the property’s existing three-bedroom home. In March, the nonprot began oering transitional housing for adults who are ending their homelessness and need more time to nancially prepare to enter the market-rate rent. It will have 50 units with one- to two- bedroom options. Nonprot to bring aordable housing options
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community issue. “Homelessness is a community problem, which happens when a city grows rapidly but housing doesn’t grow at the same pace for every income level,” she said. “Employers start having a hard time nding the workforce because individuals can’t aord to live here.”
Adults living in the home pay 30% of their income to the nonprot, which osets mainte- nance and utilities costs. NB Housing Partners also helps individuals who may be addressing past evictions and other barriers to renting. Stallings said housing insecurity is a
The need NB Housing Partner’s First Footing Program served 240 individuals after being open for only 11 months in 2021. In 2024, ocials saw the average length of stay increase, partly due to the lack of available housing.
Number of sheltered individuals
*Individuals seeking help for homelessness
Number of nights in the shelter
Year
Bed capacity
2021 2022 2023 2024
240 242 170 202
240 242 170 202
293 518 573 488
9,225 11,279 11,245 12,840
*RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE SERVICE † BED CAPACITY DECREASED IN 2023 BECAUSE THE NONPROFIT WAS PREPARING TO MOVE.
SOURCE: NB HOUSING PARTNERSCOMMUNITY IMPACT
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Stallings said Pathways Village is meant to be a supportive community environment, which is why they have added the word ‘village’ to the name. She also said the project is a massive expense and that it will take several years to raise the money for it. NB Housing Partners hopes to begin construction for Pathways Village in 2027.
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Pathways Village
Pathways Village, located in New Braunfels o Churchill Drive and Loop 337, will serve 5055 people.
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