After raising $20 million, Brooks has enough money to begin building his Leadership & Economic Opportunity Center at 66th and King Drive.
So, on Saturday, he will leave the roof for good for a ceremonial ground-breaking on the new center, after spending 11 months living in tents on the rooftop.
"I've missed some things, but I will also gain some things, built up relationships; but most of all, we've garnered enough support to get this center up and going," Brooks said. so he can build the center without any debt. Pastor Corey Brooks stands next to a rendering of plans for a new community center in Woodlawn. Brooks spent 11 months on a rooftop at the site of where the center will be built, at what was once an infamous motel that became a magnet for gang activity and sex trafficking.Brooks has said the 89,000-square foot facility will be a hub for entrepreneurs and artists in the Woodlawn community. He also hopes it will be a place for children to learn and play in peace.
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