Harvest Center of Charlotte is readying a $10 million campus for families
A 10-acre campus with housing, daycare, a gym, and a coffee shop is set for a ribbon-cutting on Nov. 17. It is being built to help families leave homelessness.

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The Harvest Center of Charlotte is preparing a campus of about $10 million on 10 acres, with housing, daycare, a gym, and a coffee shop. The ribbon-cutting is set for Nov. 17. The campus is meant to help families move out of homelessness.
It is not open yet. The November ceremony is the start, and the homes and the daycare are what the center is building toward.
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The Harvest Center of Charlotte is getting ready to open a campus that cost about 10 million dollars. It sits on 10 acres. The plan includes homes, a daycare, a gym, and a coffee shop. The ribbon-cutting is Nov. 17. The campus is for families who have been without a stable home. It is not open yet. The opening day is the next step, and the buildings are what families will use after that.
- What will be on the campus besides homes?
- Why would a daycare be part of a place for families?
- What is the difference between getting ready to open and already being open?
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