They've gotten off drugs. And they've found jobs. Now the center needs one more miracle. It's not over yet. Wednesday's earthquake bludgeoned the century-old building in Pioneer Square.
Ugly scars run down walls.
On the upper floor of the five-story structure, daylight peaks through cracks. Daniel Pidcock cleans out his belongings from a locker at the Compass Center in Pioneer Square. Eighty men lost their home when the shelter was deemed unsafe after Wednesday's earthquake. The plan is to try to find a temporary space of 6,000 square feet with bathrooms, showers and a kitchen for two or three months. The administrative staff will likely move temporarily to what used to be Ruby Montana's Pinto Pony on Second Avenue.