Major renovation happening at Cleveland’s May Dugan Center

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – It was an enormous day for the Could Dugan Middle in Ohio Metropolis with the announcement of a $7.5 million renovation.

The venture is occurring because of a cumulation of particular person donors, grants, tax credit, authorities donations, company donations, $5 million new market tax credit score and a $2.5 million bridge mortgage.

The Could Dugan Middle been serving to folks scuffling with poverty for years.

Thursday’s groundbreaking means 15,000 extra meals every year and the capability to assist 225 extra folks relating to psychological well being, counseling, trauma restoration, dependancy remedy and a lot extra.

“It’s a neighborhood that has many years and many years of service to others. It’s embedded within the DNA of who we’re, and Could Dugan shines for instance of a type of organizations doing that good work,” Councilperson Kerry McCormack mentioned.

For the aged, this enlargement will probably be extra inclusive, which means extra accessible house giving them a snug setting.

Government Director Rick Kemm says he’s excited to hold ahead the custom of giving again.

“When the renovation and enlargement goes to be accomplished, we’re going to have a modernized constructing,” Kemm mentioned. “Final yr in 2021 we helped over 16,000 people.”

They’re hoping to double these numbers sooner or later, so extra folks in Cleveland can have choices when circumstances go away them with none sources.

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