By the numbers — Salvation Army's proposed new community hub

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1908

Year the Salvation Army opened its first men’s hostel in Ottawa. The much larger Booth Centre at 171 George St. opened in 1963 with space for 94 men.

9,600

Total square metres proposed for new community hub at 333 Montreal Rd. in Vanier, to be built at a cost of about $53 million.

12

Programs to be offered by the Salvation Army at proposed community hub, including range of short- and long-term shelter beds, emergency disaster services, community and family services, street outreach and financial literacy.

21

Salvation Army’s community partners, which include Ottawa Inner City Health, The John Howard Society, Cornerstone Housing for Women, Youth Services Bureau, The Shepherds of Good Hope and the Ottawa Mission

350

Total number of beds inside proposed new facility, including 140 for men in emergency shelter, 100 for men in variety of longer-stay programs, 60 for men in special health unit and 50 for men in two-stage, abstinence-based addictions program

52

Percentage of current clients who, according to Salvation Army officials, come from three postal codes — K1N, K1L, K1K — which includes the ByWard Market, Lowertown, Sandy Hill and a huge swath of land between the Rideau River and Blair Road.

Source: Salvation Army