YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County is now a support service partner to Breaking Ground’s Eastman Commons housing complex.

Located at 1630 Dewey Avenue in Rochester, Eastman Commons has been transformed from a deteriorating, vacant and contaminated manufacturing building into a anew affordable residential housing complex.  The project provides 80 one-bedroom rental units where residents hold standard lease agreements.  All resident incomes are below 60% of the area median income.

The project houses a unique mix of tenant in the Rochester area.  Low income, single adults comprise 49% of the units and 51% are referred form local shelters for the homeless.

YWCA is a proud partner to Breaking Ground in providing individually tailored care management services and links to health, mental health, education, employment and recreational resources.

For more information about Eastman Common please visit:  www.breakingground.org