Atlanta City of Sanctuary Begins Construction on New 38,000-Sq-Ft Transition Center, Expands Program – WSB-TV Channel 2

ATLANTA — An organization that has been helping people in need of shelter and assistance for 26 years is now expanding to help more people in southwest Atlanta.

Channel 2’s Lori Wilson spoke with City of Refuge leaders as they broke ground Wednesday on a building designed to be transformed.

With the change in direction, Refuge City leaders and partners are advancing their mission with a new transformational center that will allow them to help more people in crisis transition to stable housing and income.

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Dawn Arnold of Invest Atlanta said the new transformation center is the seventh City of Refuge project the organization has funded because the overall work City of Refuge does makes a real difference in people’s lives.

“We like the COR model because it provides not only housing, but also job training,” Arnold said. News on channel 2“Whatever problem led you to be homeless, they help solve that problem.”

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Gregory Washington, vice president of Re-Entry for the City of Refuge, said the new transformation center will have a generational impact.

“We have been listening for a long time and now, through this transformation center, we will be able to change, not only the generation we are currently serving, but also their children’s children,” Washington said.

The new building will be 38,000 square feet and cost $15 million to build. Inside, there will be 25 affordable housing units on top, a grocery store, an entrepreneurship center, a medical and mental health clinic and a credit union below.

The equipment that will be installed in the project will be able to help not only the residents of City of Refuge, but also the surrounding community.

“We’re here for the inside as well as the outside, and so yes, we want to serve those who are in a housing program, but really we’re here for the community as a whole,” said Edward Phillips, vice president of development.

The development of Atlanta’s Westside neighborhood is expected to help address critical gaps in economic, health and wellness services in the region.

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