Public invited to tour Lighthouse Mission Ministries’ new homeless facility Saturday

Lighthouse Mission Ministries will host an open house and tours of its new Bellingham facility for serving those who are homeless on Saturday, Sept. 28.

The facility at 1312 F St. in Old Town will replace the 24-hour Base Camp homeless service center on 1530 Cornwall Ave. Private donations covered most of the $29 million in project costs.

“We are so grateful for this community’s love and generosity,” CEO Hans Erchinger-Davis said in a news release. “The new facility will help many people change their lives with mental health services, addiction support and safe housing.”

The open house is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, with tours every 15 minutes. The tours will pause at noon for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, continuing afterward until 2 p.m.

The new facility will include micro-shelters for families, working guests, elderly guests and guests requiring mental health care. These micro-shelters will increase the Lighthouse Mission’s total overnight shelter capacity by 100 people, according to the news release. The number of total beds available overnight will go from 200 beds to 300 beds, with additional overflow capacity of 100 during severe weather.

Guests will begin moving into the facility in early October.