Posted2/17/2021 5:30 AM
A Palatine nonprofit that serves individuals who are homeless, or at risk of losing shelter, scaled back its plans for a new building after the COVID-19 pandemic derailed fundraising efforts.
The current plan from the nonprofit JOURNEYS The Road Home features a two-story, 18,200-square-foot building at 1140 E. Northwest Hwy. The previous plan called for a three-story, 27,000-square-foot building. JOURNEYS current building of about 8,000 square feet would be demolished.
The budget is about $6.2 million, and construction is expected to begin in the spring, said Beth Nabors, the organization s executive director.
The new building s first floor will have a reception, staff offices, a clothing closet, food pantry, laundry services, and services such as job search assistance, literacy and computer skills training, crisis counseling, addiction treatment and more.