Exterior work on the Hope on Main family homeless shelter is nearing completion. The shelter will provide 32 units and 80 beds of emergency housing. The $20 million project, developed by the Salvation Army of Buffalo, is the first phase in the Salvation Army’s plan to transform its Main Street campus.
The new shelter will replace the Salvation Army’s existing 77-bed shelter located north of the site. The first floor of the new building will have activity areas, a learning lab, administrative offices, and a laundry facility. SWBR is project architect.
The shelter is part of the Salvation Army’s larger three-phase Hope on Main project that includes 143 apartments, 17 townhomes, construction of the East Buffalo Salvation Army Church and Community Center, and the establishment of an operations endowment.