Monday, August 31, 2026

MESAZONA FLASHBACK: Save The Children + HOPE... Fair Housing/Gorman Construction Company

 We start this report with hope and end with hope: fair housing, equal rights and equal protection under the law with no bias and no discrimination . . .

 New update with images on Thu April 30
The Mesa Chamber of Commerce has announced a Grand Opening for Helen's Hope Chest that there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony and tours of a new building built by Gorman Construction Company as part of Phase II for an affordable housing initiative on the north side of University Drive directly across the street from the headquarters for Mesa United Way's Save the Children.
NEW UPDATE ON THU APRIL 30 images taken today



First with Breaking News
AZ Governor and Mrs. Ducey arriving just before the 11:00 start time in image to the right for today's dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony at 126 E University Drive 

The Verde Vista location in the Washington Park-Escobedo neighborhood replaces what once were segregated public housing units and buildings to house military pilots training here in the 1940's during World War II. 

Mesa has come a long with Fair Housing - it was once acceptable to discriminate on the basis of color or race.

Your MesaZona blogger posted an earlier article about Gorman Construction's donation of this new building on March 2, 2015 that you can either scroll down for older posts or find a link here http://mesazona.blogspot.com/2015/03/clear-snapshots-out-of-murky-downtown.html
 
New building & Invitation
The New Urban Downtown Mesa is regenerating affordable housing opportunities, rooting out old segregated public housing in a blighted area, with expanding growth in new construction that incorporates amenities and services for family needs and foster children.

Speaking of foster children, Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, who won office with significant help from some of the state's most socially conservative leaders, took many by surprise this week with an order that the State of Arizona immediately resume allowing married same-sex couples to foster and adopt children

Helen's Hope Chest Ribbon Cutting: Escobedo @ Verde Vista

Opening/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

We start this report with hope and end with hope: fair housing, equal rights and equal protection under the law with no bias and no discrimination . . .


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MESAZONA FLASHBACK: Save The Children + HOPE... Fair Housing/Gorman Construction Company

  We start this report with hope and end with hope: fair housing, equal rights and equal protection under the law with no bias and no discri...