- Hawthorne broke ground on a 15,000-square-foot community center at 7642 SE US Highway 301 to replace the current resource center.
- Half of the new center will serve as a food bank, and the other half will offer employment, housing, financial, and counseling services.
- The city secured $5.9 million in state COVID-19 funding for the project, which aims to be completed by August 2026.
- The center will continue receiving donations from Publix, Bread of the Mighty, and Farm Share and house county services in the future.
The city of Hawthorne kicked off construction for a new 15,000-square-foot community resource center on Monday as city officials and project members shoveled dirt during a celebratory groundbreaking.
The facility located at 7642 SE US Highway 301 in Hawthorne, across from Tractor Supply Company, will replace the Hawthorne Area Resource Center nonprofit currently operating out of a house.
Half of the new space will serve as a food bank while the other half will provide employment, housing, financial and other counseling resources to the community. Forefront Architecture and Engineering and Tallen Builders aim to finish the center by August…