Home at Last: Inside the Raymond E. Shepherd House, Ferndale's LGBTQ+ Senior Haven

Home at Last: Inside the Raymond E. Shepherd House, Ferndale's LGBTQ+ Senior Haven

For almost a decade, the Metropolitan Community Church - Detroit (MCC-Detroit) and various community partners have dreamed of creating an affordable housing complex where LGBTQ+ seniors could live without hiding who they are. That dream has finally become a reality with the opening of the Raymond E. Shepherd House in Ferndale. The four-story apartment building at the corner of Nine Mile and Paxton Street welcomed its first residents in December,…