Southeast Neighborhood Center groundbreaking

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. -- United Way of St. Joseph County will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. EST.

The Southeast Neighborhood Center will be located on the corner of Fellows Street and Dubail Avenue.

This Center partnered with other community organizations is going to serve as a community resource for education, youth and community development and offer new resources in the fight against poverty.

The Center is primarily going to serve families in the area which has been designated a childcare and food desert as well as a shortages of health care professionals.

Early Learning Programs will serve as the anchor to provide holistic health, youth, and senior services that are adjacent to new single-family units of affordable housing.

The festivities will include a short program with the community leaders and representatives who have supported and helped guide the Center’s vision.