COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Council Bluffs shelter has begun work on a $3.6 million expansion that will allow it to help more women and families. The Daily Nonpareil reports that the Micah House announced the public part of its Shelter Reimagined campaign Thursday. The nonprofit raised $2.1 million in the “quiet” phase of the campaign, leaving $1.5 million left to be raised to reach the final goal.

The organization serves as an emergency homeless shelter for single women and families. The nonprofit says it provides shelter, meals, case management services, health care access and budgeting classes.
The expansion is already under construction. Shelter officials say it will accommodate an additional 250 women and 24 families annually. The shelter served almost 60 women and more than 200 families last year.