BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — A new shelter designed to address Buffalo's growing homelessness crisis opened Thursday on the city's East Side, marking a significant milestone in the Build Promise initiative.

Amy's Place of Hope, a men's shelter and health center, held its ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sycamore Street across from St. Luke's Mission of Mercy.

The facility provides 96 beds for homeless men along with comprehensive services including showers, laundry facilities, hair care and medical care.

"We'll be able to offer everything from mental health services to peer services to medical services to job training here," explained Sam DiVincenzo, executive director of Build Promise. “Emergency beds for men. We'll have all this. We have the VA hospital. The DMV has committed to being here to help

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