Gay Seniors Complex Receives $1 Million Gift

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Los Angeles-based Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing has received a $1 million gift from the Annenberg Foundation to support the building of Encore Hall, the nation's first nonprofit, affordable housing development that includes a community service center supporting the needs of LGBT older adults, both residents and non-residents.

The $1 million gift from the Annenberg Foundation will be used to fund construction of the $18.6 million 104-unit building, which is designed to house individuals of mixed incomes under an affordable housing model, with 30 percent of the units set aside for people who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or who are living with HIV/AIDS.

The building's GLBT Older Adult Community Center will serve residents of the building and the entire community with social services, classes and cultural events.