Tools

YWCA to Upgrade Building

By KFBB News Team

Story Created: Jan 27, 2012 at 6:07 PM MST

Story Updated: Jan 27, 2012 at 7:16 PM MST

Helena's YWCA has plans to update its almost 100 year old facility.

It will cost $2.6 - 2.8 million dollars to restore the YWCA.

The transitional housing building was built in 1918 and is in need of quite a few repairs.

The organization houses homeless women and their daughters and helps them get back on their feet.

The money will go towards plumbing and wiring, as well as reconfiguring rooms and building a new kitchen.

Despite having 33 rooms to house women, last year, there was still a waiting list of 17 people.

Kellie McBride, YWCA Executive Director, says, “If you have 17 homeless women on your waiting list, there’s a problem in the community, and luckily, we do work in a community where we all come together to make sure that a woman is safe until we can get her in here.”

Building renovations will begin in March of 2013 and will take about 6 - 9 months to complete.

During those months, they'll also need to relocate the women who are in the building at that time.

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 1000 Characters Left

News, Sports, Weather for Great Falls, Helena, and all of Montana and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.

Great Falls & Helena Weather

Icon
Great Falls Great Falls Intl Airport, MT
Current Temp 29.0 °F
Overcast
Wind : North at 9.2 MPH (8 KT)
Pressure : 1009.5 mb
Humidity : 82 %
Icon
Helena Helena Regional, MT
Current Temp 30.0 °F
Fair
Wind : Northwest at 10.4 MPH (9 KT)
Pressure : 1011.8 mb
Humidity : 66 %
Click here for our video forecast
More Weather
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.

AP Video