Named for Bishop William E. Swing, who initiated Episcopal Community Services' response to homelessness more than 25 years ago, this 88,000 square foot development houses 134 formerly homeless men and women. Each efficiency unit is accessible or adaptable for persons with disabilities and includes a mini-kitchen and full bath. ECS's dedicated team of case managers and clinicians affords Bishop Swing residents the support they need to retain their housing in a warm community environment, allowing them to sustain increasingly healthy and independent lives.

Bishop Swing Community House is recognized as a LEED Silver building. In the United States and in a number of other countries around the world, LEED certification is the recognized standard for measuring building sustainability. Achieving LEED certification validates that a building project is truly "green."

The LEED green building rating system -- developed and administered by the U.S. Green Building Council, a Washington D.C.-based, nonprofit coalition of building industry leaders -- is designed to promote design and construction practices that increase profitability while reducing the negative environmental impacts of buildings and improving occupant health and well-being. LEED certified buildings are healthier places to live, produce lower utility bills, have better air quality, and leave a smaller environmental footprint behind.

Housing sites:

Canon Kip
The Rose Hotel
Canon Barcus Community House
The Elm
The Mentone
The Hillsdale
The Coast
The Alder
Bishop Swing Community House