MCDC leaves public hearing open on Sanchez Charities request to expand 'NeighborHub' funding

The McKinney Community Development Corporation left open a public hearing on a request from Sanchez Charities to amend a prior project award and increase the CDC grant from $517,192 to $1,717,192 to support horizontal infrastructure for an expanded neighborhood resource center.

Sanchez Charities founder Kim Sanchez described the proposal as a “resource advocacy center” for the working poor and people “one paycheck away from a disaster,” and said the project is not intended to be a homeless shelter or overnight center. She said the project’s scope has grown from a 0.5-acre, 10,000-square-foot concept to a 3-acre site that could include a 35,000–45,000-square-foot facility to house multiple nonprofit tenants, case management, a client-choice pantry and shared services. Dave Waityard, CEO of Catholic Charities McKinney, told the board Catholic Charities would serve as the long-term owner and operator and expects…