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Nun Takes On Peninsula Housing Crisis Head On, Plans Biggest Project Yet
The 67-year-old Dominican nun already runs a private elementary and middle school, a food pantry, a used clothing shop, and a youth center.
April 13, 2023
SAN MATEO COUNTY – In the North Fair Oaks area near Redwood City, Sr. Christina Heltsey is taking the housing crisis on the Peninsula head on.
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The 67-year-old Dominican nun already runs a private elementary and middle school, a food pantry, a used clothing shop, and an afterschool youth center.
Heltsey has also rehabilitated and built 16 houses and apartment buildings, all clustered around her St. Francis Community Center, and all for low-income families in her neighborhood.
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