Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland have reunited for a meaningful milestone in their hometown of Houston, Texas, with the opening of the Knowles-Rowland House, a housing development designed to support people experiencing chronic homelessness.
Beyoncé & Kelly Rowland deliver emotional speeches at the grand opening of the Knowles-Rowland House in Houston Beyoncé & Kelly donated over $8 million with their childhood church to help end homelessness in Houston. The facility will provide housing & services to 30+ unhoused Houstonians.
The singers, alongside Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, 13 October, celebrating the transformation of a former youth centre into a residential facility offering permanent housing and access to essential support services.
The project has a history that stretches back to 1999, when the building first opened as the Knowles-Rowland Center for Youth. Supported by Beyoncé and Rowland, who grew up attending St. John’s Downtown Church, the original centre was established to provide a space for young people in the community. The building later sustained significant damage during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and a fire in 2021, prompting plans for its redevelopment.
Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, Tina Knowles, Rumi and Blue Ivy cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Knowles-Rowland House, a housing development in Houston https://t.co/H4sxQRG1j8
Now reimagined as the Knowles-Rowland House, the development features 31 housing units, including 16 designed to accommodate people with mobility or sensory impairments. Beyond providing a place to live, residents will have access to services such as mental health counselling, substance-use treatment, case management, life-skills training and nutritional support. The initiative is backed by Bread of Life, a Houston-based nonprofit focused on addressing homelessness, hunger and health-related needs.
The opening represents a full-circle moment for the two singers, whose connection to the building began long before their global success with Destiny’s Child. What started as a youth-focused community project has now taken on a new purpose, addressing the ongoing need for stable housing and support for some of Houston’s most vulnerable residents.
Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, Tina Knowles, Rumi and Blue Ivy cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Knowles-Rowland House, a housing development in Houston https://t.co/H4sxQRG1j8
With the reopening, Beyoncé and Rowland’s contribution to their hometown extends beyond their musical legacy, placing renewed attention on the importance of community-led initiatives and long-term support for people experiencing homelessness.
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