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New and Upcoming Projects

To respond to the growing number of homeless families in our community, the Opportunity Center has developed plans for a new family shelter. The El Paso Coalition for the Homeless identifies an estimated 1,400 men, women, and youth/children seeking shelter and services every night. Many of those seeking assistance are single or dual-parent families with no place to go. Whttps://homelessopportunitycenter.org/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page#ith the current shelter system stretched to the limit and unable to meet the needs of this growing population, it is clear that a new program to serve homeless families is essential.
The Opportunity Center has secured a long-term lease on a property at 510 S. Oregon Street and has completed Phase 1 in the renovation of the “Willie Sanchez Rosales Family Center.” The goal of the project will be to house upwards of 20 families per year, connect them with supportive services, and support their efforts to transition out of homelessness. This facility will address both short-term emergency housing and transitional housing needs of families. On September 1, 2013, we were able to bring in our first families, and we are now working in partnership with the Reynolds House Non-Profit to develop programs to assist them. This is a work-in-progress.
A unique aspect of this project is that it will allow all family members to be housed together. While other local shelter facilities often separate families if there is a father or male over the age of 12 years of age, it is our belief that keeping the family unit intact is an added relief to families already struggling with the challenges of homelessness. Whether families experience homelessness due to loss of income, housing, employment, benefits, family violence, or other difficult situations, we will seek to provide them with a safe place in which to rebuild and work towards self-sufficiency.

If you are interested in supporting this new project, please visit our donations page or contact the Opportunity Center!

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