MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Construction is set to begin on a new homeless resource center in Murfreesboro that will provide temporary housing, low-barrier healthcare and additional support for the unhoused.
The Journey Home, a Christian ministry that serves people experiencing homelessness in Rutherford County, is building its new facility on Old Salem Road in Murfreesboro. The two-story, 20,000-square-foot building will allow the organization to expand its efforts in the area.
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(Courtesy: Dow Smith Company Inc.)
The Journey Home said the center will provide:
- A community cafe to seat 50 people
- Expanded commercial kitchen
- Ten 300 sq. ft. short-term family housing units
- Group family dining space
- Four shower stalls
- Secure storage lockers
- Wellness Clinic
- Chapel
- A market for personal necessities
- Expanded stabilization services, such as housing coordination
- Conference/training center
- Adequate parking
- Consolidate The Journey Home’s program resources and administrative offices