The Charlotte Rescue Mission said they are just six months from completing its $36 million men’s shelter in Uptown Charlotte.

However, despite public funding and private donations since it broke ground last year, the rescue mission said it’s still $500,000 short.

They said they serve roughly 340 people a year, but the current site is nearly 100 years old.

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“We are desperately in need of a new facility,” Sharon Bremer with Charlotte Rescue Mission said.

>> Channel 9′s Anthony Kustura spoke with the Charlotte Rescue Mission about their hopes for the new shelter, in the video at the top of the page.

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