Metropolitan Ministries’ Pasco expansion offers new programs to keep families off the streets

Metropolitan Ministries is expanding its impact in Pasco County with a significant addition to its existing campus in Holiday.

The $21 million project introduces a new early learning center, a family support center, and wraparound services designed to help families maintain stability before they face homelessness.

Leona Wells, managing director of the Pasco campus, says the expansion addresses multiple barriers families face, including access to childcare.

We know that childcare is the number one barrier to a family being self-sufficient, she said.

The centers expansion will enable it to provide financial literacy classes, utility assistance, job readiness programs, and other support services to help families maintain self-sufficiency.

The campus already houses 48 families, serving mo