DAYTON, Ohio — More than $500,000 in Dayton Recovery Plan funds will go toward supporting housing being developed by Dayton Children's Hospital after getting approval from the Dayton City Commission on Thursday. 

The housing aims to provide stable and safe homes for caregivers and children whose parents are unable to be present or are deceased, according to the City of Dayton. The development plans are for kinship families.

Kinship care is "when a child lives with a relative or adult who is known to the family and has a long-standing relationship with them. This can be a temporary or permanent arrangement that happens when the child's parents are unable or unwilling to care for them full-time. Kinship care can involve a variety of relatives, including aunts, uncles, grandparents, siblings and extended family," according to Child Welfare Information Gateway.

Dayton Children's helps provide services to kinship families and noted it's seen an increase in this population, as well as a need for stable housing. 

The duplexes will be either one- or two-story homes that will be built on a two-acre site in Old North Dayton. The homes will have three bedrooms and be ADA-accessible, according to city officials. There will also be shared spaces, such as a communal center and garden.