KALAMAZOO, MI — The Landing Place, a new shelter for families with children, is set to open its doors to people soon.
Kalamazoo County is leading the project to convert a former Country Inn & Suites hotel at 1912 E. Kilgore St. into a shelter with about 80 rooms for families with children.
Here are five things to know about the new homeless shelter:
1. It will open to families in May
The county will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for The Landing Place, tentatively scheduled for April 30. Families will move in soon afterward in early May, Public Information Officer Taylor Koopman said…