PEORIA, Ill. – Work will begin next week on construction of a new men’s shelter for the Peoria Salvation Army.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday morning to kick off the work on the site of the building, the former AFL-CIO Labor Temple.

The new shelter will increase capacity from its current 45 individual men to close to double that number. It will also provide mental health services, job training programs, and life skills programs.

The shelter will be named the “Royal and Kathy Coulter Center for Hope Men’s Safety Net Shelter” in recognition of the namesake’s contributions to the project.

$18 million has been raised for the men’s shelter, administration building renovations, and exterior work that includes the parking lot. But an additional $12 million is needed for the seco

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