Fresh Start Moving In October

From Scott Maben’s story on the revitalization of East Sherman Avenue Sunday:

A lot of complaints about crime and safety zero in on one place, Fresh Start, a nonprofit drop-in center for the homeless at Sherman and 16th Street. People can get a bite to eat, shower, wash clothes and pick up mail there. But neighbors believe Fresh Start has attracted a lot of chronically homeless who have contributed to crime along East Sherman. The Postal Service even stopped leaving packages on doorsteps in the area because of a rash of mail thefts. Last year, Fresh Start merged with St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho, which operates transitional housing, mostly for veterans, in two former motels on East Sherman. “In the year and a half since we’ve taken it over, a lot of those issues have died down,” said Jeff Conroy, the agency’s executive director. “We implemented rules and we have a lot less tolerance of bad behavior,” such as drunkenness and disrespectful conduct. “I have a responsibility to protect that neighborhood.” Fresh Start’s lease is up in October, and it will move to the St. Vincent de Paul campus on East Harrison Avenue, in the Midtown neighborhood. There, patrons will have direct access to all the agency’s services, Conroy said.

Question: How will the move impact East Sherman Avenue?