Clara White Mission held a grand opening last week for its new transitional housing and culinary arts training facility for the homeless. Costing $2.2 million, the addition to the current operation on Ashley Street was completed this spring. The housing complex will be reserved for homeless veterans and ex-offenders for a maximum of two years. The vocational training program will run for 12 weeks at a time and require students to prepare meals for the Mission’s soup kitchen. Upon graduation, they will be placed in jobs at local restaurants.