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Gary leaders break ground on new Brother's Keeper shelter
Summary
City and nonprofit leaders held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new Brother's Keeper facility in Gary, with Mayor Eddie Milton and Council President Linda Barnes Coleman citing ARPA funds, local partners and a planned $3,000,000 building on Broadway to expand services for people experiencing homelessness and veterans.
City officials and community partners gathered to ceremonially break ground on a new Brother's Keeper facility in Gary on the city's Broadway corridor. Mayor Eddie Milton, Council President Linda Barnes Coleman and leaders from the nonprofit joined staff and donors for prayers, remarks and a group shovel turn to mark the start of construction.
"We are breaking ground for hope, healing, and new beginnings," Council President Linda Barnes Coleman said, praising Brother's Keeper's decades of service to people experiencing homelessness and veterans. Mayor Eddie Milton described the project as a civic milestone, saying the city combined remaining American Rescue Plan dollars to support "a brand new over 3,000,000 facility off of Broadway." The mayor also thanked the Legacy Foundation and local faith-based groups for contributions to furnish the building.
Organizers recognized project staff including Corey Sharp and Tamisha Bell for their roles in managing the development. Isaac Moody of My Brother's Keeper spoke emotionally about the organization's history and the role of long-serving staff, calling the day the realization of a long-held goal.
The program was ceremonial; speakers offered remarks, an invocation was given by Pastor Mike Dotson of Washington Street Church of God, and participants posed for photographs and completed a two-part shovel-turn for the official photo. No formal city votes or ordinances were recorded at the ceremony.
