Funding day room for homeless discussed at Wilkes-Barre work session

Justin Behrens, center, CEO and executive director of Keystone Mission, detailed the proposed day room for homeless individuals and families and so...

December 7, 2022
4:54 AM

Justin Behrens, center, CEO and executive director of Keystone Mission, detailed the proposed day room for homeless individuals and families and sought support from Wilkes-Barre City Council Tuesday night for $300,000 in city funding for the project to be built in the former Thomas C. Thomas warehouse on East Union Street. Mayor George Brown, left, and Joe Rinkus, owner of the building, also addressed Council at its work session. Jerry Lynott | Times Leader WILKES-BARRE — City Council Tuesday night was receptive to a proposed day room for homeless people as a first step toward dealing with the persistent problem in the region.

Jerome Lynott