Just over a year ago, Jacksonville mayoral candidate Alvin Brown stood before a packed auditorium during the annual meeting of ICARE, a coalition of 30 area churches.
His pledge: If elected, he would make it a priority to establish a day center for homeless people.
Monday night, Brown — now mayor — told this year's 3,000-strong ICARE conference that such a center was on its way.
"We will have a day center here in Jacksonville," he said. "We're going to make it happen."
After six meetings with the ICARE homelessness committee, as well as the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and homeless service providers, Brown said he's committed to having the center operating by the end of the year.
One city employee will work on the project, with other costs covered by public-private partnerships and charitable donations.
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