Community Shelter and Transitional Services

Building Update on New Facility

Seydel Construction was selected as the general contractor for the new facility in December 2009. Updated pictures will be added to our website as we make progress on the building; the address of the facility is 429 Southgate Avenue, Iowa City, IA. The target date for opening the new building is October 2010. Our groundbreaking was July 1, 2009.

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Capital Campaign Goal Reached; Construction Phase Starting

On August 28, 2009, Shelter House was awarded a grant of $2.66 million from the Iowa Finance Authority for the construction of the new shelter facility. Combining this award with pledges, donations, and grants, we reached our capital campaign goal! We are now entering the construction phase of the new facility.

This exciting news leads us to the next phase of the Capital Campaign—to build a fund to endow Shelter House operations. The donations and pledges for the Shelter House Endowment Fund will go directly into this fund at the Community Foundation of Johnson County. The goal for this fund is $4 million.

Shelter House | 331 N. Gilbert St | Iowa City, IA 52240 | MAP | 319-351-0326

Administration/STAR | 114 E. Prentiss St. | Iowa City, IA 52240 | MAP | 319-338-5416