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Opportunity Campus nears completion; shelter to house 125, resource center named for former VAC director
Summary
Construction of Columbia’s Opportunity Campus is advancing, with VAC reporting a near‑complete Client Services Building and a Cindy Mustard Resource Center, and VAC saying the campus will house a 125‑capacity overnight shelter, day services and a medical clinic.
Construction of the Opportunity Campus moved forward this summer and the Voluntary Action Center (VAC) reported progress and remaining fundraising needs to the City Council on Aug. 4, 2025.
Ed Stansbury of the Voluntary Action Center told council the campus will include a Client Services Building that houses an overnight shelter with a stated capacity of 125, a day‑services area (Turning Point), dining/kitchen facilities, laundry, mail services and kennels; a neighboring Cindy Mustard Resource Center will provide VAC offices, a medical clinic, offices for partner organizations and a courtyard. Renderings and site photos shown to council indicate steel erection, metal decking and exterior sheathing in place on the Client Services Building and rough‑ins for HVAC, plumbing and electrical in the resource center.
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