FIRM is pleased to announce that we are currently in escrow to purchase the building directly adjacent to FIRM’s current campus! About one year ago, FIRM was approached by the organization that owns it to see if we had interest in the property. This property had been of interest for years and we are excited to have the opportunity to expand our services there. The nearly 4,000 square foot building includes a large community room, a large kitchen area, an additional room and lots of storage space. This new property sits on about .50 acres and will also expand the parking lot of the current campus! While we are still in the planning phases, we plan to develop a senior center that will serve elders from the refugee community, house our culturally competent food pantry and through partnerships, serve as the home to multiple ethnic-serving (Southeast Asian, Slavic) church congregations! We are so blessed to have this opportunity and will use it to the maximum in order to best serve the refugee community in Fresno! We would like to thank the Synod of the Pacific for providing the generous financing for the property, Ken Neufeld for helping us through this process and to The Progressive Home Club, Inc. for their patience and generosity as well! Please pray that we close on this property soon and that everything goes smoothly as we get near the end of an almost one-year journey.