Men's homeless shelter proposal updated to be more inviting
"I think it's a much-improved concept," said Ald. Amani Latimer Burris, who represents the site. "It shouldn't look like a prison."
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"I think it's a much-improved concept," said Ald. Amani Latimer Burris, who represents the site. "It shouldn't look like a prison."
High-end furniture supplier Hekman Furniture will launch Chateaux, a collection of 27 French-inspired case pieces.
"We have helped 860 people who are new to homelessness this year," said James Debilzen, spokesman for Catholic Charities of Madison, which operate The Beacon day shelter.
Flexibility continues to be a big point of sale in the furniture industry, and Hekman Furniture is capitalizing on it with a new category of product.
Madison and Dane County are sharing an initial modern design for a two-story, 42,125-square-foot homeless men's shelter on the Far East Side.