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New Homelessness Resource Center to come in 2010

A vital component of the quest to end homelessness in Springfield is the anticipated early 2010 opening of a new homeless resource center on Worthington Street to be operated by Friends of the Homeless, Inc.  The new facility will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It will include single room occupancy apartments, a medical/dental clinic, literacy and job training and related resources. The renovations to the existing center and construction of the new facility will be accomplished through a combination of public funds and private equity investment. In addition, a fundraising campaign spearheaded by local business leaders has already provided substantial assistance.

A planned new homeless resource center will help move individuals out of homelessness.

Where We've Been

For five long months in 2004, as many as 400 homeless people lived in tents on the grounds of St. Michael’s Cathedral on State Street and then in a nearby vacant lot. The existence of this “Sanctuary City” shattered the belief that our region was responding appropriately to the needs of the homeless population. Community leaders rededicated their efforts to find better ways to put an end to the indignity of homelessness.




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