The storage building behind Hillsdale Community Thrift that will be repurposed as a transitional housing facility. Sydney Green | Collegian After meeting a 14-day deadline, the camp will move to a former storage building After meeting the deadline to bring its facility up to code, Camp Hope is preparing to transition into a standalone nonprofit...
The Camp Hope Tent is located behind the thrift store. Courtesy | Barb Bortell A makeshift homeless shelter continues to face its removal deadline of Feb. 1, despite a suggestion from Ward 4 Councilman Robert Socha at the Dec. 2 city council meeting to delay eviction until April. “We have ordinances to say that you...
Camp Hope, which provides beds and bathrooms, in September. Isabella Doer | Collegian Homeless shelter must show plans to meet building codes by January, city manager says The City of Hillsdale gave a homeless shelter until Jan. 28 to secure funding or submit plans showing progress toward the construction of a permanent building, according to...
Hillsdale Community Thrift opened in 2018. Josephine von Dohllen | Collegian The thrift store and homeless shelter have less than two weeks to secure $265,000 Hillsdale Community Thrift and its homeless shelter, Camp Hope, could close unless it makes a large payment on its property by the end of this month, according to Missy Desjardin,...
Hillsdale Community Thrift has grown into more than a place to buy cast-off clothes, shoes, and furniture. “Many people that we have contact with don’t have a support system, and they just need someone to say, ‘I care about you,’” said Michelle Hebert, community outreach coordinator at Hillsdale Community Thrift. “That’s what we do at...