Projects
Helping Up Mission – Baltimore, MD
Capital for Compassion secured three AHP grants for a three phase project of Helping Up Mission. In 2006, the $4.9 million Phase 1 received a $500,000 AHP grant to acquire and rehabilitate a four story facility with 210 housing units. In 2008, the $7.1 million Phase 2 received a $1.0 million AHP grant to replace a 100 year old building with 113 new housing units. In 2010, the $4.9 million Phase 3 was awarded a $1.0 million AHP grant to restore a three story building with 90 housing units.
In 2019, Helping Up Mission’s $46.6 million House of Freedom received a $2.0 million AHP grant and $1.8 million in NMTC funding to build a seven story facility for women and children, with 260 beds for emergency and transitional housing, a childcare area, classrooms, wellness center, mental health services, training center, and recreation area.
For more information, visit helpingupmission.org
Holland Rescue Mission – Holland, MI
Capital for Compassion’s first AHP grant secured $482,000 in 2003 for Holland Rescue Mission’s $4.5 million Family Hope Ministry Center. The Center was rehabilitated to include 52 units for emergency, transitional, and residency program housing, as well as spaces to provide supportive services.
In 2008, Capital for Compassion acquired a $1.2 million AHP grant to fund the $3.2 million Men’s Ministry Center, which rehabilitated a facility to create 70 transitional housing units, for men graduating from Holland Rescue Mission’s residency programs.
For more information, visit hollandrescue.org
Light of Life Rescue Mission – Pittsburgh, PA
In 2020, Capital for Compassion obtained $1.6 million in NMTC funding for the first phase of Light of Life Rescue Mission’s Opening New Doors project, and a $749,999 AHP grant for the second phase. The $7.5 million first phase relocates a portion of services to a new, more optimal site for homeless men, women, and children, with 50 beds of overnight shelter, a playroom, chapel, prayer room, and supportive services. The $4.2 million second phase renovates and expands an existing site with 40 housing units, adding a third floor and space for classes and recreation for the long term recovery programs.
For more information, visit lightoflife.org
Phoenix Rescue Mission – Phoenix, AZ
In 2007, Capital for Compassion delivered a $1.0 million AHP grant for Phoenix Rescue Mission to build its $11.0 million Changing Lives Center with a total of 68 transitional housing units among four buildings with private-single family dwellings for homeless women and children, in addition to three community buildings, a daycare, after school enrichment center, recovery resource center, and an exercise track.
In 2017, a $2.0 million AHP grant was received for the construction of the $10.4 million Community Solutions Center. The four story facility has a 120 bed capacity and includes medical and dental exam rooms, a barber’s room, social service provider offices, classrooms, and a multipurpose room.
For more information, visit phoenixrescuemission.org
Union Gospel Mission of Salem – Salem, OR
Capital for Compassion obtained $2.3 million in NMTC funding in 2020 and a $2.0 million AHP grant in 2018 to finance Union Gospel Mission of Salem’s $13.0 million project to build a new facility for homeless men. The building features 305 beds for emergency and transitional housing, an expanded dining room, case management space, administration area, space for recreational and educational activities, and the addition of mental health services.
For more information, visit ugmsalem.org
Parkview Adult Foster Care Home – Zeeland, MI
Parkview Adult Foster Care Home is a Victorian Style residential home for 12 physically and/or developmentally disabled adults. Staff known as “House Parents” work to provide a natural family-like atmosphere, supporting each residents’ sense of worth and dignity while assuring the least restrictive and most normal living environment. In 2015, Capital for Compassion acquired a $500,000 AHP grant to finance a $623,000 renovation of the home, creating handicap accessible first floor amenities, improving opportunities for residents to gather, and completing necessary window, door, and exterior repairs.
For more information, visit parkviewafc.org
Wheeler Mission – Indianapolis, IN
A NMTC closing in 2020 provided $1.7 million in funding for the $10.2 million rehabilitation and expansion of Wheeler Mission’s Center for Women and Children. The completed 90,826 square foot facility includes 385 beds, improved bathroom and laundry facilities, community rooms, library/quiet areas, play areas for children, and expanded medical and dental services.
For more information, visit wheelermission.org
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission – Santa Barbara, CA
Capital for Compassion delivered a total of $3.2 million in funding for the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission’s $11.4 million Yanonali Street project through a $1.5 million AHP grant in 2015 and $1.7 million in NMTC funding in 2019. The project renovates a facility with emergency and long term recovery program housing for 149 individuals, and includes an onsite medical clinic, computer learning center, classrooms, and exercise room, and increases ADA accessibility.
For more information, visit sbrm.org
Dallas LIFE – Dallas, TX
Dallas LIFE received a $1.8 million AHP grant in 2018 and $1.1 million in NMTC funding in 2020 for a $12.5 million renovation and expansion of its center for homeless men, women, children, and veterans. The building includes emergency shelter and transitional housing for 300 individuals, classrooms, conference rooms, counseling rooms, daycare space, a barber, clothing exchange, convenience store, a clinic, and a chapel.
For more information, visit dallaslife.org
Atlanta Mission – Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Mission’s $2.3 million New Start project was awarded a $1.0 million AHP grant in 2010 to expand the men’s shelter with 32 two-person suites, a dorm with 50 beds, a community kitchen, dining room, and a recreation room.
In 2020, Atlanta Mission received $3.0 million in NMTC funding as well as a $500,000 AHP grant to create the $17.5 million Restoration House, the first ever low-barrier shelter for women and children in Atlanta. Features include 102 beds, two classrooms, a childcare area, case management rooms, a clothing closet, and an onsite medical clinic.
For more information, visit atlantamission.org
Union Rescue Mission Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA
The $2.7 million Skid Row project received a $1.0 million AHP grant in 2004 and a $911,000 AHP grant in 2005 to rehabilitate 466 housing units for men, women, and children, which includes emergency shelter, a 14 day detox program, long term recovery programs, and transitional housing.
In 2006, the $9.8 million Hope Gardens project received a $1.0 million AHP grant to rehabilitate a vacant retirement center on 71 rural acres into a long term residential program with 85 housing units for homeless women and children.
The $35.6 million Angeles House project secured $6.1 million in NMTC funding in 2020, as well as a $1.15 million AHP grant, to build a new facility with 86 transitional housing units for homeless families, a computer lab, classroom, daycare facility, and a medical and dental clinic.
For more information, visit urm.org
Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries – Kalamazoo, MI
Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries received a $500,000 AHP grant in 2004 to fund the $2.9 million construction of a new wing for its men’s shelter, adding 118 housing units for emergency shelter and 43 units for the residential recovery program.
In 2019, a $1.5 million AHP grant and $2.2 million in NMTC funding financed the $12.3 million expansion of the facility for homeless women and children, fathers with children, and youth. The renovated building features 242 beds, multipurpose rooms, community rooms, a medical recovery room, day room, offices, and reading room.
For more information, visit kzoogospel.org
Mobile Loaves & Fishes – Austin, TX
Mobile Loaves & Fishes’ Community First! Village is a 51 acre planned community with affordable, permanent housing for individuals coming out of homelessness. The Village includes a market, walking trails, health resource center, community building, entrepreneurial hub, aquaponics facility, gardens, nature preserve, outdoor movie theater, amphitheater, salon, art house, woodworking shop, pottery studio, metalsmith shop, organic farm, and screen printing business. In 2020, Capital for Compassion secured $2.2 million of NMTC funding and a $750,000 AHP grant to finance the $18.0 million Phase 2, which adds 103 park model homes, 200 micro homes, and seven 3D printed homes.
For more information, visit mlf.org
The Rescue Mission – Fort Wayne, IN
The Rescue Mission’s $21.0 million City on a Hill project received $2.6 million from a 2019 NMTC closing in addition to $750,000 from an AHP grant in 2018. The City on a Hill project builds a new facility to more than triple the size of the organization’s existing homeless shelter, and features 201 emergency and long term housing units, a training kitchen, barber shop, connection center, community room, learning center, classrooms, and a clinic.
For more information, visit fwrm.org