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;void(0)) In Augusta Georgia the poor have a friend in Mercy Ministries Inc. Over 5 years ago, realizing the need, we opened a Day Center in Richmond Co. for the Augusta Georgia's Homeless. The homeless in Augusta have to leave the night shelters at 5:30 a.m. and cannot return until evening. Before we opened, the homeless who were ill, elderly, or could not find work had no where to go, but under bridges, abandoned house, cars or public buildings where they were not welcome. We quickly outgrew our first building. We have now leased a building with a plan to buy. The new building is at 1739 Fenwick St. (Corner of Fenwick and Crawford Ave.) This was formerly the Beauford Glass building. It has approximately 3,000 square feet. The building is in good condition, but we have to put in walls to divide it into the rooms that we need. In addition to the Day Center for our homeless friends in Augusta, we will have 2 handicapped restrooms, laundry facilities, a shower, a training/conference room, a sick/medical screening room, counseling offices, a storage room for the homeless clients personal items, and a space in the front of the building that is our Mercy Matters Thrift Shop. We feel that the retail space will give us a training opportunity for our clients, as well as, an income to offer more services to the clients. Click here to see our other web site. The latest survey shows that there are 700 homeless men, women, and children in Augusta Ga.
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