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вЂњI think the biggest thing that IвЂ™m going to love the most is what weвЂ™re going to instill in our children,вЂќ she said, вЂњbecause what we hear amongst our addiction community is that they didnвЂ™t know any good people - can you imagine, thereвЂ™s a lot of good people in this room, and our community is full of good people - so can you imagine a change of the trajectory of these childrenвЂ™s lives?вЂќ

Johnson said that the StorehouseвЂ™s faith-based Celebrate Recovery program, which tackles addiction issues, will especially have room to blossom in the new location. Keith is modest, but he saw this vision first. WeвЂ™re doing a food bank expanding our addiction recovery, because itвЂ™s changing the face of our city, and I love that. And this space provides for everything that we do. She spoke of the StorehouseвЂ™s mission, вЂњвЂto feed the body, heal the soul and nurture the spirit.вЂ™ We came up with this last year when we first started thinking about moving. вЂњWhat a vision, yвЂ™all, right? I get excited every time I drive past this building!вЂќ Kisha Johnson, who heads up GodвЂ™s Storehouse and Soup Kitchen, addressed the gathering with her usual enthusiasm. Yancey Powers of WM2A, the architectural firm in charge of the Galax Elementary School renovation and expansion, is donating his time and talents to give the market new life as a multipurpose building. We know from our initial discussion with funding agencies that this facility and plan meet many programs they work with, and we hope the community will support this effort also.вЂќ

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In a news release, Barker said, вЂњWith the support and direction of city council, the City of Galax has secured an option on the former Old Town Market building and the team is seeking a series of grants that will allow renovation of the space to completely transform the property.вЂќДЄccording to the release, вЂњThe final vision of the property is to address the blight in the neighborhood and make this a vibrant facility that houses small businesses that are in need of a single office and shared workspace, have a rental and teaching kitchen, provide a large meeting/dining area for classes and feeding clients of GodвЂ™s Storehouse, and many other purposes more than likely not identified yet. When you start to look at that, this is a whole lot more than just a building. вЂњWe can provide a teaching kitchen or a catering kitchen, someone who maybe has a business.

вЂњWe can start to address drug abuse in our area, we can start to feed families, parents with children, start to provide a food bank, provide space for businesses starting up, or even existing businesses that just need an office,вЂќ he said. He said the concept of the meeting was, вЂњwhile theyвЂ™re looking for a facility, what might be available around here? And we knew this property was here.вЂќД¬ity staff was brought to bear on the project, especially Grants Administrator Brenda Marrah, who Barker said, вЂњhas just been working tirelessly on our first grant application.вЂќД«arker explained that the project will lead to a better future for the city as a whole. вЂњWe met a few months ago,вЂќ said City Manager Keith Barker, addressing the small crowd on Jan. The change was announced by GodвЂ™s Storehouse and the City of Galax in a small gathering of Storehouse and city representatives at 10 a.m. The site on Oldtown Street will house the growing non-profit that feeds the hungry and performs a multitude of charitable activities in the area. Renovating the former grocery store is expected to last upwards of two years.