Although COVID has slowed progress on the Mercy Rest Stop this last year, plans are still moving forward with 0,000 raised and 0,000 needed to begin construction. The board is still seeking donors.  The facility, to be built on the property of the Open Door Kitchen, will provide the homeless and nearly homeless with the “necessities of life” such as 24/7 sanitary restroom facilities, a 24/7 water source, showers, laundry, cooling and warming stations, and a place for resources and communication, plus a place to meet agency caseworkers to obtain assistance.  “Our need is as strong as ever here in...

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