CommunityThursday, November 12
The Damiano Center gave its mobile shower unit to an Iron Range church
The Daily Duluth team
The Damiano Center has given its mobile shower unit to Faith United Lutheran Church, six years to the day after buying it. The unit was purchased on Nov. 11, 2020, and more than 5,000 people have used it since.
5,000+people have showered in the unit since 2020
Damiano ran the unit in its parking lot for six years.
Sources: WDIO.com, Northern News Now
The program is closing because a 2025 remodel of Damiano's third floor, backed by St. Louis County and the City of Duluth, added year-round indoor showers. Council president Mel Hamalainen says the church is still weighing the best site for the unit.
“I think it's going to be life changing for folks.”
- Plan: Faith United maps out use over the winter
- Route: Virginia to Hibbing, starting in the spring
- Partner: the Eveleth Elks, among others
The shower unit went from a Duluth parking lot to the Iron Range
- Nov. 2020Damiano buys the mobile unit with a St. Louis County grant
- 2025St. Louis County and Duluth invest in remodeling Damiano's third floor
- Nov. 11Damiano gives the unit to Faith United Lutheran Church
- WinterFaith United maps out its plan for the unit
- SpringScheduled shower times begin across the Iron Range
Sources: WDIO.com, Northern News Now
Sources: WDIO.com, Fox21Online, Northern News Now