FORT COLLINS, Colo. — One month after a fire forced the Fort Collins Rescue Mission to shut its doors, community leaders are celebrating a new beginning.

On Friday, shovels hit the dirt for the start of construction on the mission’s new Homeless Resolution Center , a $27.5 million facility that will more than double its capacity to serve people experiencing homelessness.

The August fire left the rescue mission’s building unusable and displaced 89 people . Denver7 covered the impact and launched a Denver7 Gives fund to help fill urgent needs. Viewers donated $1,000 worth of bed sheets, and Walmart stepped in with 50 sets of towels. Rendering of before and after of the dining room of the new Homeless Resolution Center

Now, the mission is looking to the future.

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