BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Jimmie Hale Mission is celebrating the renovation of its Shepura Men's Center Dormitory.
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Wednesday morning. The renovation is part of the mission's "Lasting Transformation" capital campaign. A $2 million donation helped kickstart the project.
"We were in an open bay concept housing model that just had bed after bed after bed in a large room," said Jimmie Hale Mission Executive Director Perryn Carroll. "But now our guests have individual, almost dorm style, rooms where they can reflect and recover."
Carroll said the renovation has increased the capacity of the dorm to 98.