Everett Gospel Mission plans for major shelter expansion
EVERETT — The Everett Gospel Mission is planning to break ground later this year on a significant expansion of its existing shelter space, nearly doubling the number of shelter beds available to people experiencing homelessness.
Permit documents filed with the city show that the nonprofit plans to connect two existing warehouses with its current shelter on Smith Avenue by adding new structures between the buildings. The result would be one contiguous building, renderings show, about three times the size of the existing shelter.
The expanded shelter would provide 172 beds, with separate spaces for men and women. The expansion will open up more space at the nonprofit’s family shelter located in the Lowell neighborhood and will also include surge capacity to add as many as 64 additional beds during severe weather events.
The nonprofit began exploring possible plans to expand its shelter space at other locations over a decade ago, said Nathan “Chivo” Hawkins, the director of advancement at the Everett Gospel Mission. But the nonprofit couldn’t find a suitable location.
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