COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Columbia city leaders are addressing a growing homelessness crisis, with more than 1,400 homeless individuals in the Midlands, by planning a new recovery center at Hope Plaza near Elmwood Ave.
The center aims to be a “one-stop shop” combining various services to assist those in need but with a focus on a gap that city leaders say has not been filled.
We are focused on this hard to reach, older, single population that typically engages in criminal activity at times and has had a lot of interactions with law enforcement,…