HomePlate Nome, LLC
Coming December 2023
HomePlate Nome, LLC is a Housing First project designed to provide a path toward housing permanency for Nome's most vulnerable chronically homeless population. HomePlate is 15-unit studio apartment building for single occupancy with an on-site property manager's unit. The design includes an onsite medical and mental health clinic with space for individual counseling. Nome Community Center's experience in caring for Nome's homeless individuals through the NEST (Nome Emergency Shelter Team) operations and Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) program, has been the springboard to the development of the first supportive housing project of its type on the western edge of the state.
Construction of the HomePlate Apartments is expected to be completed by December of 2023 with a projected move in date of January 2024. Ground breaking was held in early September at the site of the building. The location provides easy access for tenants to the public safety services, the Wellness Center and the hospital.
​We estimate that there are 30 chronic homeless on the streets of Nome. This project will house half of them. Future efforts to end homeless in Nome will require additional supportive housing.