NATCHEZ — Two Catholic Charities divisions are rolling out the welcome mat at a new location.

Catholic Charities’ Guardian Sexual Assault Center and Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Program are now housed in the top floor of the Natchez Children’s Home Services building on North Union Street, Catholic Charities Director Martha Mitternight said.

“We already had a wonderful partnership with the Natchez Children’s Home Services, and we became aware that they had space in the upstairs of their building we could use,” she said.

The Natchez Children’s Home Services also houses the Catholic Charities Day Treatment Preschool program.

The move was necessary to make way for a new $2.5 million regional intermodal transit facility in the former AB Motor Company location on North Shields Lane.

Once the center is complete the Natchez Transit Authority will serve Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson, Franklin, Lincoln, Copiah, Simpson, Jefferson Davis and Wilkinson counties.

Mitternight said when she first learned she’d have to relocated the programs she was concerned about finding a suitable location, but since locating in the NCHS building, she is pleased.

“I think everyone knows where the Children’s Home is so we will be easy to find,” she said. “It has worked out beautifully for us.”

City Engineer David Gardner said the situation has worked out beautifully from his standpoint, as well. Gardner said, a real estate consulting group had been contacted about scouting locations to relocate the Catholic Charities programs, but that costly and time-consuming step has been avoided.

“It doesn’t sound like a difficult process, but we stand to save an enormous amount of time and save money by avoiding that process,” he said. “Obviously they have been able to find a location they are pleased with, so it is a win-win for everyone. We really appreciate that Martha Mitternight found this.”

All Gardner had to do was lend a few helping hands from the public works department to help Mitternight with the move.

“They are a non-profit moving to another non-profit location,” he said. “We were more than happy to help with the move.”

And thanks to those helping hands, Mitternight said the two programs are operating like normal.

“Our telephones and computer are up and running,” she said. “It is business as usual.”

The new location is at 806 N. Union St.