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A former resident of the Vista Landing Apartments says conditions have not changed since she left. Author: Troy Kless (First Coast News) Published: 6:54 PM EDT April 9, 2021 Updated: 6:57 PM EDT April 9, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Former and current residents say problems persist in units at the Vista Landing Apartments.
They ve sent First Coast News pictures of what appears to be mold and water leaking inside the northside apartment complex.
On the outside, everything appears fine but pictures and people living here tell a much different story, one that forced a mother and her children to move out.
The apartments once named Cleveland Arms has been facing issues for several years.
Ron Armstrong took some coffee and brewed some jobs for at-risk teens.
After the Pura Bean Coffee Co. in Jacksonville offered to donate its product to the faith-based nonprofit he founded and runs, Sponsored by Grace, an idea arose. He transformed an old school bus into Grounds of Grace, a mobile coffee shop that provides work for African American youth in the troubled 32209 ZIP code. The goal is to create an avenue … to gain employment rather than being hired by the streets, Armstrong said.
From the bus, JJ can now see a way out. I was going to use this opportunity to meet new people and make a living for myself that s the right way, he said. I wanted to work on the bus to get a view of another environment outside of my community and learn how to manage and use my money wisely. It s been very exciting, something I have never experienced before.