Major Jonathan Raymer and Marketing and Public Relations Manager, Janelys Villalta, appeared on Morning Mix in March to share more about the Standing Together - Restoring Hope Campaign for a new Center of Hope.

WRDW/WAGT highlights The Salvation Army Kroc Center of Augusta’s Shamrock 5K & Fun Run, a community fundraiser supporting the Standing Together – Restoring Hope campaign to build a new Center of Hope.

Almost $15 million down and about $1 million to go. With your help, construction of a new Center of Hope can begin. The overall cost of the project is $15.7 million. To meet its goal, the Salvation Army has started the public phase of its Standing Together – Restoring Hope capital campaign.

The Salvation Army of Augusta is hosting its first-ever Shamrock Shuffle 5K and Fun Run this Saturday, with all proceeds going toward the construction of a new Center of Hope shelter for families in need.

The race starts at 8:45 a.m. and runs along the canal, beginning and ending near the Salvation Army Kroc Center. Registration closes Wednesday.

Formerly used by Augusta Urban Ministries, a mural-covered dilapidated building across from the Exchange Club Fairgrounds’ Hale Street gate stands on the site of what will become the Salvation Army’s new  Center of Hope.

The organization is in the home stretch of its fundraising campaign with only $1 million left of its $15.7 million goal.

Ahead of Easter next month, the Salvation Army hosted an event to benefit its campaign for the new Center of Hope. Posh Tots Children’s Boutique hosted the Hop for Hope event on Sunday afternoon, where kids got photos with the easter bunny. The new Center of Hope will be built on Hale Street at the former site of the Murray Biscuit Company, which will replace the current location on Greene Street.

The Salvation Army of Augusta is building a new Center of Hope and they need your help.

Wednesday, they officially launched the public phase of "Standing Together-Restoring Hope."

Salvation Army has already raised 95 percent of its more than $15 million goal. The new Center of Hope will be located on Hale Street in Augusta and will replace the current shelter on Greene Street, which has served the community for more than 50 years.

The Salvation Army held a media event this week highlighting fundraising efforts for the new Center of Hope.

During a kick-off and breakfast on Wednesday, the non-profit group shared details about the public phase of their campaign. The event took a closer look at how building the new Center of Hope shelter is being designed to better serve families, children and individuals experiencing homelessness in the Augusta area.

A years-long initiative by the Salvation Army of Augusta to break ground on a new shelter is near completion.

Standing Together: Restoring Hope, the Salvation Army’s capital campaign to build a new Center of Hope across the street from the Augusta Exchange Club Fairgrounds, began with a goal of raising $15.7 million. Now with $1 million left to go, the Salvation Army is looking to the public to help it cross the finish line.

The Salvation Army of Augusta has launched the public phase of its “Standing Together – Restoring Hope” capital campaign to build a new Center of Hope, a purpose-built emergency overnight shelter designed to serve families and individuals experiencing homelessness in the Augusta area.