WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) - A homeless shelter in Kennebec County is getting a $1 million grant from the Maine State Housing Authority to help get their expansion plans off the ground.
The Morning Sentinel reports (https://bit.ly/1R4iJFc ) the project at Waterville’s Colby Circle shelter will add a another floor to the building. It’ll serve homeless young adults who are ready to go from the shelter to an apartment or room of their own.
The project is expected to be completed by January 2016. Officials say it could cost $1.7 million.
Executive Director Betty Palmer says they will need more funding to complete the project.
Residency in the new second floor will include employment programs, education and other support services the shelter already offers. Its target population will be 18- to 24-year-olds.
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Information from: Morning Sentinel, https://www.onlinesentinel.com/
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