Villa St. Maurice in the Lower 9th Ward is buzzing with activity.

It will celebrate one year on September 22nd, 2017. The facility has grown since those first days.

It's home to a chapel that can seat dozens of people.

Community Manager Tanisha Goodman says she keeps the active seniors at the facility on the move. There's even a thrift store at the location on St. Maurice Avenue.

That thrift store helped with the purchase of some new rocking chairs. Those chairs sit on an expansive deck overlooking what will soon be a community garden.

The seeds have already been planted and the community is looking forward to fall vegetables. 

Look for more updates on Villa St. Maurice right here on the Christopher Homes, Inc. website.

This article from the Clarion Herald dated May 2017 gives more details about the people living at Villa St. Maurice and how they've come together.

Christopher Homes, Inc. is the housing agency of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Founded in 1966, under the auspices of the Archdiocese’s Commission on Housing and Community Life, with a mandate to provide decent, affordable housing in our community, the agency has grown to become the premier manager of affordable senior housing in the Gulf Coast area.

Currently, Christopher Homes, Inc. manages 16 apartment complexes that house the elderly and those with physical disabilities in nearly 2,440 apartment units.