By RICK GREEN, LACONIA DAILY SUNLACONIA — Representatives from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Monday presented a $2,235 check to Belknap House, a homeless shelter that recently went into operation. Income generated from the hostel is to be used to fund shelter operations during cold-weather months. Belknap House opened on Feb. 28 as a shelter for people in Laconia and surrounding communities. A total of more than $200,000 was raised to renovate the building that houses the shelter at 200 Court St. “We have a very safe, secure, healthy, welcoming place now,” said Karen Welford, executive director of Belknap House.

Source: Daily Sun April 18, 2017 00:11 UTC