MEDIA ALERT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 3, 2023
MEDIA CONTACT: Dana Kazel, Communications Manager
218-725-5049 (office) • 218-591-2219 (cell)
Groundbreaking set for Tuesday for new shelter to serve families on the Iron Range experiencing homelessness
Representatives from St. Louis County, Range Transitional Housing, IRRRB, the City of Virginia and others will join together for a groundbreaking for a new shelter that will serve families experiencing homelessness in northern St. Louis County.
The groundbreaking for the Range Transitional Housing Family Emergency Housing Project will take place:
Tuesday, August 8
11 a.m.
220 5th Street North, Virginia
The new shelter will provide short-term housing for four families at a time, and is expected to open in the spring of 2024. Funding for the project comes from St. Louis County ARPA funds and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), COVID funds; and the IRRRB.
A complete news release with photos will be sent out following the event.
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