Destiny Hernandez, 25, is a resident of Fortify Life’s new emergency housing shelter in Auburn. The former hotel has been renovated to offer 13 rooms, with plans for another 14 to open next year. Angela Mapes Turner Editor’s Note: This story was originally published by the Fort Wayne Media Collaborative on Feb. 13, 2023. Auburn has become a city on the rise. In its west-side commercial district, heavy construction equipment and cranes have been a common sight, as older buildings give way to new ones springing up all over. One project, though, has taken shape more quietly. Tucked behind the ongoing new construction of a chain deli, a relic of the 1960s has been given new life — and gives new hope — to families and individuals facing homelessness. Fortify Life, a fledgling nonprofit, has renovated 13 rooms in a modest former Days Inn motel, creating emergency and transitional housing in a community that has shown great need for it. Jeremiah Otis, Fortify Life’s energetic director of development, said the renaissance of the motel is part of a new approach to addressing poverty in northeast Indiana. The housing facility at 1115 W. 7th St. is one initiative of Fortify […]
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