Fayetteville Salvation Army's Pathway of Hope shelter closing
IN A TEASER COAT THIS WEEK.
COMING UP.
>> ALRIGHT KAT, NEW TODAY.
A LOCAL SALVATION ARMY SHELTER
CLOSED ITS DOORS WITHOUT
WARNING. WE'RE TOLD THE
FAYETTEVILLE SHELTER CLOSED
BECAUSE OF A LACK OF FUNDING
AND THAT'S SHELTER HAS BEEN
OPERATING AT A DEFICIT FOR
MONTHS. THE BUREAU'S MONICA
CASEY IS LIVE ON ALEXANDER
STREET AFTER LOOKING INTO WHAT
HAPPENED. MONICA, SOME OF THESE
PEOPLE HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. PEOPLE WHO
STAYED HERE LAST NIGHT TELL ME
THEY WERE TOLD TO LEAVE EARLY
THIS MORNING AND NOT COME BACK.
A SIGN ON THE DOOR HERE SAYS
THE SHELTER IS CLOSED UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.
>> WHEN YOU COME HOME.
FIND SOMEWHERE FOR THEM TO GO
AWRY ON. THE NIQUE LESSING WAS
BORN IN MID FEBRUARY AND HAD TO
STAY IN THE HOSPITAL FOR WEEKS
WHEN HIS MOTHER, ANGEL MURRAY,
RETURNED HOME AFTER HER C
SECTION, SHE FOUND HER HOUSE
BROKEN INTO AND DESTROY.
I WENT TO THE SALVATION ARMY
FOR HELP AND THEY GOT IT.
WHILE HER SON STAYS WITH
FAMILY, MURRAY HAS BEEN
REBUILDING STAYING AT THE
SALVATION ARMY AND RECENTLY
GETTING A JOB AT WENDY'S.
>> BUT THAT FRESH START HIT
A ROADBLOCK THIS MORNING.
AND MURRAY IS RUNNING OUT OF
HOPE. WE GOT WOKE UP FOR THEM
AND PHAM, EVERYONE HAS TO BE
ABOUT 9 O'CLOCK AND YOU MUST
TAKE ALL YOUR BELONGINGS WITH
YOU BECAUSE WE'RE CLOSING DOWN
AND THAT PERMANENTLY SALVATION
ARMY MAJOR AARON GOLDFARB SAYS
THEY HAVE NO FUNDING PARTNERS
AND THEY CANNOT CONTINUE TO
OFFER SHELTER WITHOUT FUNDING
WRITING, QUOTE, THIS DIFFICULT
DECISION WEIGHS HEAVILY ON ALL
OF US AS WE UNDERSTAND THE
VITAL ROLE, THIS SHELTER PLACE
IN OUR COMMUNITY, ACCORDING
TO THEIR 2023 ANNUAL REPORT,
THE SALVATION ARMY OF THE
SANDHILLS PROVIDED 17,950
NIGHTS OF SHELTER.
>> THAT REPORT SAYS THEIR
REVENUE COMES FROM GOVERNMENT
AND OTHER AGENCIES. SPECIAL
EVENTS. THERE'S THRIFT STORE
AND DONATIONS.
>> CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMISSION
CHAIR KIRK TO THE AIR TELLS ME
THEY ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT
THE CLOSURE SAYING, QUOTE, THIS
SHELTER HAS BEEN A VITAL
RESOURCE FOR OUR MOST
VULNERABLE RESIDENTS AND ITS
CLOSURE CREATES A GAP IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. SAFETY NET.
NOW, MURRAY FEELS LIKE SHE'S
FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS
HOMELESS FROM THE HOMELESS
SHELTER. I DON'T KNOW WHERE
TO GO.
>> AND THE ONLY PLACE THAT
DIDN'T KNOW TO GO OUT CAME OUT
FROM THERE. THE REST OF THE
PEOPLE ARE TOO.
>> THE SALVATION ARMY TELLS ME
THEY ARE STILL SERVING FOOD
HERE EACH EVENING. THEY ALSO
SAY THEY HAVE FOUND HOUSING FOR
THE FAMILIES OF THEIR WORTH.
26 SINGLE MEN AND WOMEN,
INCLUDING MURRAY. THE
NON-PROFIT SAYS THEY ARE STILL
WORKING TO HELP PEOPLE LIKE HER