Women's Circle Inc. got the news Sept. 8 that the Boynton Community Redevelopment Agency approved a $100,000 interest-free, mortgage loan for the nonprofit to buy a needed larger facility.
The Women’s Circle was sharing a duplex at 145 NE Fourth Ave. with the Community Caring Center and co-founder Lorraine Ryan said the new space will be almost 1,200 square feet compared to half that before.
The duplex the Women’s Circle will take over is at 912-914 SE Fourth St., near the Boynton Beach Senior Center.
“We will have three on-street, parallel parking spots near the property and utilize the west end of the Senior Center parking lot,” Ryan said.
The Women's Circle was founded in 2000 to improve the lives of low-income women with education and job assistance.
The organization provides free classes in literacy, English and computer skills. It also provides with résumé help and job searches.
Attendance last year for programs was 160 and Ryan said 13 women could often be seen studying in a 10-foot-by-12-foot room.
“The important date we are focusing on is Sept. 30, when we will have the closing on the property,” Ryan said.
Mary Crawley, a spokeswoman for the Women’s Circle, said the group expects an extensive renovation of the property to begin with a groundbreaking Oct. 5.
For information, call the Women’s Circle at 561-364-9501.
Read more about this story in the Sept. 23 issue of the Boynton Forum.
Mike Rothman can be reached at mkrothman@tribune.com.