CATONSVILLE, Md. — A recycled shipping container at Westside Men's Shelter now offers residents professional clothing for job interviews and work.

WATCH: Westside Men's Shelter unveils new closet in shipping container Westside Men's Shelter unveils new closet in shipping container

The shelter held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil its new clothing closet, housed in the unique waterproof and climate-controlled container.

The project addresses a long-standing challenge for the facility's approximately 150 residents.

"We needed something right here so we could fulfill the needs quickly, especially when it came to job interviews, and they needed to have those clothing right away so they'd be prepared," said Andrea Ratajczak, executive director of the Lazarus Caucus.

Volunteers with the

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