Northeast Indiana YWCA breaks ground on $16M facility
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The YWCA Northeast Indiana on Tuesday broke ground on what will become its new home in Fort Wayne. The organization has also launched the public phase of a $16.7 million capital campaign that will fund the acquisition and renovation of the building on the city’s north side.
The YWCA plans to renovate the former Hall’s Guesthouse Hotel, and is looking to raise the final $600,000 needed for the project through the campaign, titled “Old Keys Won’t Open New Doors.”
The building, located at the northeast corner of I-69 and State Road 3, will be renamed The Hefner Center, in honor of the William J. and Bonnie L. Hefner Foundation, which provided what the organization called a significant lead gift for the project.
Officials told our partners at WPTA-TV the new space will allow the YMCA to expand programming to meet a growing need of services, including supporting those escaping domestic violence and women seeking addiction recovery.
The organization aims to complete the project by March 2024.
You can learn more about the capital campaign by clicking here.
Pictured above, left to right: Kim Carpenter (Board Member), Suzanne Wagner (Board Member), Kathy Meyers (PNC), Dottie Davis (Board Chair), Mayor Tom Henry (City of Fort Wayne), Paula Hughes-Schuh (CEO, YWCA NEIN), Aimee Myers (Hefner Foundation), Tom Salzer (Board member and project Architect), Patti Hays (AWS Foundation), and Kristin Giant (McMillen Foundation)