CAMBRIDGE — Construction of a big, new $9.4-million women's crisis shelter is on schedule in Cambridge.

What's struggling is fundraising to pay for the building, set to open in June at Acorn Way and Elgin Street.

"We are becoming a bit nervous because in 10 months we will be in the new place and we still need $3.2 million," said Mary Zilney, chief executive officer of Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region.

"We're feeling like we've hit a crossroads of having to plea to the community."

The existing Haven House on Concession Road is over capacity.

Women and children are sharing bedrooms and washrooms.

"They're eating in shifts because the dining room is too small," Zilney said. "We're just simply out of room."

The new Haven House will be three times the size of the existing building, with 45 bedrooms.

Of the $9.4-million cost, $2.1 million comes from the selling of the former Anselma House site in Kitchener and the future sale of the existing Haven House.

To date, $4.1 million has been raised in a community campaign.

The latest donation is $100,000 from Gore Mutual Insurance. Larger donors include $500,000 from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton and $250,000 from Toyota.

Queen's Park has been asked to contribute $3 million toward construction of the new shelter. Cambridge MPP Kathryn McGarry is advocating for provincial money, but has no news yet, Zilney said.

"To date, we haven't heard either way," Zilney said.

McGarry wasn't available for comment.

Zilney hopes for more donations from citizens across the Waterloo Region, with a population of 569,000.

"It could be people don't realize there's a need," she said.

"If 250,000 people said: 'I could give $100,' the volume would add up to meet our target … maybe people don't realize that every little bit does help us."