Community celebrates groundbreaking of new affordable housing units in Winston-Salem [Video]

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—Winston-Salem communities celebrated the groundbreaking of a new affordable housing project coming to the area next year. The Flats at Peters Creek is located at 600 Peters Creek Parkway. That’s at the intersection of Academy St. and Peters Creek Parkway right off of Salem Parkway. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereThe project is being led by The Shalom Project and its subgroup, the Peters Creek Community Initiative. The Shalom Project is a local non-profit that helps provide assistance and basic needs for those in need. The site was formerly home to the Budget Inn, which was demolished in 2019. Project leaders say the affordable housing units are being built there because the community has a great need for housing. “These are essentially the low-income working families in our community that can’t find safe and affordable housing to live in,” Kelly Mitter, the chair of the …