Good morning. Cumberland County has a new mental health and substance use treatment provider.
SouthLight’s Fayetteville office off Ramsey Street is part of the nonprofit’s expansion into central North Carolina. Now fully staffed, the office provides therapy, veteran services, office-based opioid treatment, community and peer support and medication management. The services are also available to anyone, regardless of insurance status.
“For too long, the best care has always been relegated to those individuals that had the best insurance or the best money in their pocket and could pay for it,” said Kellie Ross, director of operations of SouthLight’s central North Carolina expansion and director of the opioid treatment program. “ … We won’t turn anyone away for their inability to pay.” Read more in Morgan Casey’s report today.
Welcome to CityView Today. In today’s newsletter: the Cumberland Community Foundation awarded $3K in grant funding to the Fayetteville Police Department for its homelessness outreach efforts. The funding will help provide bus passes to unhoused residents who need transportation to access necessary community services. And former Cumberland County Commissioner Charles Evans has organized a community meeting for residents to learn more about the waste-to-energy plant coming to Fayetteville, a project that has picked up some opposition from locals. The meeting will be 6 p.m. this Thursday at Second Missionary Baptist Church of Fayetteville, 552 Old Wilmington Road.
Also, this week marks a couple of important anniversaries! Zorba’s, known for its famous spaghetti specials, is marking 50 years in business, while the Public Works Commission also celebrates its 120th anniversary. Keep an eye out for a story reflecting on PWC’s impact on our community later this week.
Thanks for reading,
Maydha Devarajan
Interim Editor-in-Chief
SouthLight Fayetteville to provide treatment for residents, by residents
SouthLight is the county’s newest mental health and substance use treatment provider. The nonprofit’s Fayetteville location is staffed by local residents and hopes to increase access to treatment as they care for anyone, with or without insurance.
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Events
BUSINESS NETWORKING BREAKFAST
- Where: 2817 Fort Bragg Road, 1st Floor, Room 108, Fayetteville
- When: 7:30-9 a.m. today
- What: Business Networking Breakfast allows you to connect with like-minded professionals, expand your network, and grow your business while enjoying a delicious breakfast.
TAI CHI IN THE GARDEN
- Where: Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville
- When: 10-11:30 a.m. today
- What: A Chinese martial art and system of calisthenics with very slow controlled movements taught by Rich Martin.
LAFAYETTE EXHIBIT AT THE FAYETTEVILLE HISTORY MUSEUM
- Where: Fayetteville History Museum, 325 Franklin St., Fayetteville
- When: Today through March 14
- What: During regular operating hours, visit the Lafayette exhibits at the Fayetteville History Museum. These include items from his visit along with documents like the Liberty Point Resolves, proposing separation from England a full year before the Declaration of Independence!
Obituaries
Lonnie B. Simmons
Lonnie B. Simmons, 92, of Hope Mills, passed away on Saturday, March 1.
Edgar Dean Kiser
Edgar Dean Kiser, 79, of Fayetteville, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 26.
Christopher Wayne Goins
Christopher Wayne Goins, 36, of Fayetteville, passed away on Friday, Feb. 28.
Until tomorrow!
🏋️ A $43 million training center for special operation students and instructors opened on Fort Bragg in late January. According to reporting by the Fayetteville Observer, the building is 90,000 square feet and has a fitness room, kitchen, physical therapy area, a training space that simulates different environments, and access to mental health professionals.
~ Maydha
