Catholic Charities completes million dollar facility in Norwich
(Photo by Zachary Meseck)
NORWICH – After years of preparation and planning, Catholitic Charities has successfully completed a million dollar project in the Town of Norwich at no cost to the Chenango County taxpayers.
According to Catholic Charities Executive Director Robin Cotter, this year's long work in progress will not only allow her organization to store more goods, and help more people, but it also will allow for more partnerships with other entities in the future.
Cotter said the funds for the project came from a variety of foundation grants, and not the taxpayers.
“We are open at our new location, and we’re continuing to serve individuals throughout the pandemic,” said Cotter. “The building was renovated using local contractors, and Catholic Charities is happy to partner with other agencies to help make use of the space as effectively as possible.”
Cotter said the building is located at 105 Leilanis Lane in the Town of Norwich, and Roots and Wings will be located and open there from9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. starting next week.
She said they will be accepting donations at their new location by appointment only. She added that a variety of options will be available including milk, bread, and other foods not available at the previous location.
“I wanted people to feel uplifted when they come here, I want them to know they’re valuable and we’re here for them during these tough transitions in their lives,” she said.
Catholic Charities Director of Operations Jeff Chesebro also spoke on the new facility and said going this route with the upgrade was less expensive than remodeling the old facility.
“We were looking to upgrade for a number of reasons, and we were able to make this new space at a lesser cost then diving into the old one,” said Chesebro. “Out of pocket, we spent zero dollars, but using grants we were able to complete $1,100,000 worth of work.”
“When deciding how to create this facility, we surveyed 200 random people who use our services, and we asked them questions which directly resulted in how this was made.”
He said while the building is farther away from the City of Norwich then the old one, the majority of people who attend their functions were traveling anyway, and now they have the potential to do much more.
He added that the building can now be used as an emergency shelter if needed.
“We built this facility with the potential for it being used as an emergency facility as well, each section has a backup generator to ensure we have power, and there is plenty of space for people,” said Chesebro. “We tried to make this as multi-purpose as possible, and we’re looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish with it.”
According to Catholic Charities Executive Director Robin Cotter, this year's long work in progress will not only allow her organization to store more goods, and help more people, but it also will allow for more partnerships with other entities in the future.
Cotter said the funds for the project came from a variety of foundation grants, and not the taxpayers.
“We are open at our new location, and we’re continuing to serve individuals throughout the pandemic,” said Cotter. “The building was renovated using local contractors, and Catholic Charities is happy to partner with other agencies to help make use of the space as effectively as possible.”
Cotter said the building is located at 105 Leilanis Lane in the Town of Norwich, and Roots and Wings will be located and open there from9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. starting next week.
She said they will be accepting donations at their new location by appointment only. She added that a variety of options will be available including milk, bread, and other foods not available at the previous location.
“I wanted people to feel uplifted when they come here, I want them to know they’re valuable and we’re here for them during these tough transitions in their lives,” she said.
Catholic Charities Director of Operations Jeff Chesebro also spoke on the new facility and said going this route with the upgrade was less expensive than remodeling the old facility.
“We were looking to upgrade for a number of reasons, and we were able to make this new space at a lesser cost then diving into the old one,” said Chesebro. “Out of pocket, we spent zero dollars, but using grants we were able to complete $1,100,000 worth of work.”
“When deciding how to create this facility, we surveyed 200 random people who use our services, and we asked them questions which directly resulted in how this was made.”
He said while the building is farther away from the City of Norwich then the old one, the majority of people who attend their functions were traveling anyway, and now they have the potential to do much more.
He added that the building can now be used as an emergency shelter if needed.
“We built this facility with the potential for it being used as an emergency facility as well, each section has a backup generator to ensure we have power, and there is plenty of space for people,” said Chesebro. “We tried to make this as multi-purpose as possible, and we’re looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish with it.”
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