Jacob’s Well Building B in Shoreline is finally finished, enabling 10 new families to move out of homelessness and into their own homes! Thirty-five generous donors adopted each of the 10 apartments by furnishing either a single room, or an entire apartment. Donors chose the beds, furniture, decorations and other personal touches to make the…
Thank you for your investment in Adopt-a-Room for Building B at Vision House Shoreline (Jacob’s Well). Because of you, incoming residents will have a warm and welcoming living space to call home. We are excited to see significant changes on Building B! The recent break in the weather allowed painters to paint the exterior. Additionally,…
Does this look like a mess to you? Actually, this is progress! Drywall is going up on Shoreline Jacob’s Well Building B which means we are getting closer to finished apartments that will house 10 more families struggling out of homelessness. As the weather turns cooler, our entry team continues to receive a record high…
When the siding started going up this week, it started to sink in how close we’re getting to a real building for 10 more families. Our entry team has received a higher than usual number of call this Spring so they’re looking forward to the completion of Building B. We predictably have a large uptick in calls in mid-late fall when the weather gets cold, but we also tend to have a surge in calls in April-May.
The trusses have been raised, sheeting placed, and there is a roof on Building B! The inside of the building has dried and the plumbers are busy. The team is making progress quickly! It’s been a whirlwind of activity—and it’s been a similar whirlwind in Building A. In the last few weeks we’ve had three…
The workers weren’t able to keep working on Monday, tried on Tuesday, and finally charged forth in 19 degree temperatures on Wednesday! Break time was called for immediately when we went up to the third floor of Building A to shout “There’s coffee!” across to Building B. They’re approaching completeness of the third floor, and…
There’s now a floor to stand on and walls up for much of the second level of Building B! While the rainy weather has made movement a challenge, the wonderful workers from Polygon Homes have barely been slowed by it. Often Vision House staff will see them carrying beams twice as tall as them on…
