Victory Mission launches new $22M project to expand Springfield's largest homeless shelter

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Victory Mission and Ministry will break ground on its new Victory Headquarters at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 17, in Springfield.

State legislators and local community leaders will conduct the ceremony. The $22 million project will replace Victory’s current 70-year-old shelter, an aging facility stretched beyond capacity, with a modern campus designed to respond to the rising crisis of homelessness in southwest Missouri, according to a press release.

The project expands shelter capacity by 30 percent, giving more men a path out of crisis and into long-term stability. Victory Mission equips men to secure jobs, build income and become strong contributors to the Springfield community, the release says.

The release notes that the State of Missouri has committed $11 million toward construction. Victory Mission continues to raise the remaining funds needed to complete the project.

Speakers include Springfield Councilwoman Callie Carroll-Swafford and Representative Alex Riley.

This new facility has six parts:

• Emergency shelter with 50 beds
• Transitional shelter with 75 beds
• Long-term recovery program housing with 35 beds
• Dining hall
• Training center
• Administrative offices

The release says Victory Mission operates the largest homeless shelter in southwest Missouri. Its current facility suffers from constant flooding, severe winter damage and the costs of repair.

Without action, it will become uninhabitable in the next 2-4 years.

Victory Mission must build a new one to meet the growing needs of our region. This is the public launch of that project for the future.

For more information about Victory Mission and its programs, visit here.