TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A luxury homeless shelter opened up in the City of Troy after more than a decade of planning. The new 31 bed Live Limitless Refuge Center for women is now open for business.
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“It took a lot of work, I had a team, I had a support team around. First, I couldn’t do it without God. He gets all the credit,” said founder Demetria Canty.
Local officials were also on hand to celebrate the big moment. “Here we are today cutting a ribbon opening a home to give dignity to give power to show our women that they are meaningful,” said Mayor Carmella Mantello.
Canty showed NEWS10’s Reporter James De La Fuente the layout of the new luxury living shelter. She explained, “We will provide wraparound services. So, they’ll get financial literacy, they’ll get vocational education. We’ll help them find permanent housing. That’s the goal because we don’t want to have them become homeless again.”…