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KCAO details $22 million Food Bank Service Center with 200-bed low-barrier shelter for Hanford
Summary
Kings Community Action Organization presented designs and a phased timeline for a Food Bank Service Center in Hanford that would include a 200-bed low-barrier shelter, centralized kitchen and large food pantry; council later approved CDBG funding in the city's annual action plan that includes $200,000 toward the project.
Kings Community Action Organization outlined plans Tuesday for a new Food Bank Service Center in Hanford that would combine a low-barrier shelter, centralized kitchen and a large food-distribution pantry in a three-phase, $22 million project.
Juan Torres, special project administrator with Kings Community Action Organization (KCAO), told the City Council the center would be located at 11096 Tenth Avenue (the southwest corner of Ramona and Tenth Avenue), across from the fairgrounds, and be built in three phases beginning with a 19,000-square-foot low-barrier shelter intended to serve up to 200 people.
The shelter would operate 24 hours and include a 130-seat cafeteria, showers, laundry, intake offices, day rooms and storage for client belongings. KCAO plans separate wings for men and women — 130 beds for men and 70 for women — and is designing pet kennels and a dog run so clients can keep animals on site. Torres said the center also plans space for…
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