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Sulzbacher Center unveils plans for new center

The Sulzbacher Center unveils plans Thursday to begin construction on a new, separate community for women, children and families. The new Sulzbacher Village will be built outside the downtown core.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Sulzbacher Center unveiled plans Thursday to begin construction on a new, separate community for women, children and families.

The new Sulzbacher Village will be built outside the downtown core.

The Sulzbacher Village will provide studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom permanent housing units to single women, female veterans and single- and two-parent families. It will also have 70 units that will accommodate 310 people.

The center will also have 30 units providing for women and families in need of short-term emergency housing and medical respite care.

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The residents at the Village will receive case management, job training and life skills classes.

Construction is expected to begin in spring 2016.

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