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Salvation Army seeks $500,000 from McLennan County for new LaSalle shelter and services campus
Summary
The Salvation Army asked the McLennan County Commissioners Court to consider a $500,000 contribution toward a $21 million Build Hope capital campaign to move and consolidate shelter, day‑reporting and supportive housing services to 912 LaSalle, with a target of beginning site work Sept. 1.
The Salvation Army asked the McLennan County Commissioners Court on May 6 to consider a $500,000 contribution toward its $21 million Build Hope capital campaign to build a consolidated shelter and services campus at 912 LaSalle in Waco.
The request, presented by Salvation Army leaders and advisory‑board members, said the project would relocate most of the organization’s services from Fourth Street and Webster to a 9‑acre site on LaSalle and include a day center, men's and women's shelters, 15 family apartments and office space. “One veteran who served is worth more than $500,000,” a Salvation Army representative said…
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