NEW LONDON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A homeless shelter in New London opened its doors Thursday.
Mission of Hope House of Wisconsin held a ribbon cutting to showcase its 21-bed resource homeless shelter.
Lori Prahl, president of Mission of Hope House of Wisconsin, tells FOX 11 community members and volunteers were able to make the shelter happen.
“Done for the community, and by the community, we are very excited.”
The shelter is on the 500 block of North Shawano Street, where organizers say the shelter’s philosophy is to provide a “hand up” not a “hand out”.
In addition to the temporary housing, the shelter will provide people with help to become self-sufficient.
