FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On Thursday, Humane Fort Wayne officially broke ground on their new facility at 901 Leesburg Road in Fort Wayne.
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry joined Humane Fort Wayne officials as well as representatives from Weigand Construction and Design Collaborative for a groundbreaking ceremony.
The new site will house Humane Fort Wayne’s shelter and clinic operations in approximately 25,000 square feet – three times the size of the organization’s existing shelter footprint – on just over 5 acres of land.
Humane Fort Wayne released the following:
The $13MM Homeward Bound capital campaign was boosted by an allocation of New Market Tax Credits from the Fort Wayne New Markets Revitalization Fund and from PNC Bank, resulting in nearly $3MM of investment. The nonprofit organization is in the homestretch of the campaign with just under $1.5MM left to raise.
Humane Fort Wayne leadership states that the new facility will be named in memory of the late Sharon Bodenhafer (an animal lover extraordinaire) and will enable the organization to house twice as many cats and dogs as their current shelter on Hanna Street. Additionally, the new facility will feature a state-of-the-art clinic for spay/neuter and wellness services, an indoor dog training space, as well as education and volunteer centers.
The organization plans to maintain a presence on the city’s southeast side by repurposing its existing shelter on Hanna Street as the headquarters for its outreach and pet retention programs. This change will bring the state of Indiana’s first and only freestanding social service agency for pets and their people to Fort Wayne.
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