Cumberland OKs City Police Enforcing No-Camping Ordinance on County Property
Following complaints about homeless people camping at county buildings, the county on Tuesday revised its anti-camping ordinance to make it easier to enforce.
Cumberland County Agrees to Hire Manna Dream Center, Salvation Army for Homeless Services
The Manna Dream Center will operate the county’s planned $17 million Unhoused Support Center.
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.
City employs no-camping ordinance to clear ‘high-risk’ encampments under Fayetteville bridges
Two homeless encampments located beneath nearby bridges spanning the Cape Fear River have been cleared and the residents placed in temporary shelter under Fayetteville’s no-camping ordinance, …
Four unhoused people return from Durham shelter after taking bus coordinated by Fayetteville police officer
Almost a third of the unhoused people who left Fayetteville on a bus to a homeless shelter in Durham on Dec. 20 have returned to the city within a week’s time. The bus transport, …
Resource center aids homeless even as advocate warns of ‘sweep’
Nearly a month after the Day Resource Center opened on South King Street, people experiencing homelessness say the center has so far lived up to its promises of streamlining resources to the unhoused community.