Community advocates decry lack of emergency homeless shelter solution as heat wave bakes city
Standing outside the Cumberland County Courthouse on Tuesday, Bishop Benny Bryant Jr. wore jeans and a gray T-shirt that read “pray serve love.”
Latest homeless population numbers in Cumberland County released, show a three-person increase
The PIT Count is an annual 24-hour census of homeless people in the county, and this year’s count documented 383 homeless residents. However, it’s likely a vast undercount, according to a homelessness case management organization.
County to provide temporary emergency shelter assistance in wake of Salvation Army closing
On the heels of the Salvation Army’s sudden closure of its emergency homeless shelter in Fayetteville, Cumberland County will provide $400,000 to help people experiencing homelessness.
Salvation Army abruptly closes Fayetteville homeless shelter
At least 50 people who were staying at the homeless shelter run by the Salvation Army in downtown Fayetteville were told to leave upon waking up Tuesday morning, as the shelter would be closed immediately and indefinitely.
The unhoused may have fewer options for shelter on freezing nights in Cumberland County this winter
As winter approaches, people experiencing homelessness may be unable to access temporary emergency shelter when freezing temperatures hit.
Emergency cold-weather shelters open Tuesday night
Two cold-weather shelters are opening in Fayetteville tonight for people who need a warm place to stay as the temperatures drop toward freezing, Cumberland County officials said in a news release. …
Shelters to open for ‘white flag’ nights ahead of cold front
Local homeless shelters will be opening expanded space for “white flag’’ nights as the area prepares for a blast of Artic cold weather that will see overnight temperatures dip into the teens.