In an effort to disrupt the cycles of generational poverty, City of Refuge Baltimore, the Port Covington Development Team, Weller Development and PI.KL Architects have unveiled plans for a new, multi-purpose facility in Brooklyn.
The project would transform a 30,000-square-foot light industrial building into a 60,000-square-foot City of Refuge Baltimore (CORB) facility that would provide housing, a food pantry, community kitchen, workforce training and childcare services to individuals and families in need. CORB, which purchased the building last December, currently serves 2,000 households (about 8,000 individuals) annually through its housing, food aid and job training programs.
The new facility would enable CORB to serve several thousand additional people annually “and those individuals will be reached in a deeper and more meaningful way with the expanded capacity and opportunities available, in particular with housing and workforce development,” said Pastor Billy Humphrey, Founder and CEO of CORB.