Just in time for Christmas, Gainesville's Gateway Domestic Violence Center has received some welcome holiday cheer in its campaign to build a new emergency shelter.
The campaign, Gateway to 2020, had its application for funding in the 2018 Round of the Competitive Affordable Housing Program approved and was awarded $720,000. The program, administered through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, partners with communities and organizations who are helping to meet critical housing needs.
The award takes Gateway’s campaign total above the $2 million mark in its quest to raise $2.5 million. The silent phase of the campaign raised approximately $735,000 before it was announced publicly in March 2017. Earlier this year, Gateway secured a site to build the new shelter and hopes to break ground once the $2.5 million goal is reached.
“It’s certainly exciting to pass the $2 million mark,” said Jessica Butler, Gateway’s executive director. “We’ve been overwhelmed by the generosity of the community in its support of the campaign, and we are hopeful they will continue to help us reach the finish line.”
For more information about Gateway to 2020 including naming opportunities, contact 770-539-9080 or visit www.gatewaydvcenter.org/2020.
