The Women’s Center of Greater Lansing is in the middle of a
$22,000 renovation of a 2,000 square foot building on Michigan Avenue.
The
building is next the organization’s current 1710 Michigan Avenue
location, and will include a computer lab as well as
space for cooking classes and a professional clothing closet.
The Women’s
Center of Greater Lansing is a non-profit organization that helps women become
economically sufficient and develop emotional and physical well being.
“The completion of this building has been a dream since
we purchased the building in 2004,” says Women’s Center Co-Director Manuela
Kress. “And with the help of so many individuals, businesses, foundations and organizations,
we’ll now be able to offer services that local women in this area are
desperately seeking.”
Local businesses, including the Allen Neighborhood Center,
Liquid Web, NuUnion Credit Union and the Gillespie Company have donated money,
supplies, or given grants to pay for the renovation.
“This is one of those things where it takes a village to
raise a center,” says Women’s Center board member Leslie Charles.
Source: Manuela Kress, Women's Center of Greater Lansing
Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.
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