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Temporary shelter for 50 women at the Center of Hope still needs $22,000 to remain open to Nov. 30. Asheville Citizen-Times Mark Price September 27, 2010 The Center of Hope's new overflow shelter on East Fifth Street has taken in its first 25 homeless women and expects to reach capacity in the next two weeks, as more new cots arrive. Salvation Army officials have so far raised $55,000 for the 50-bed project, which is designed to ease overcrowding at the center's regular, 250-bed shelter for women and children. But they remain $22,000 short of what's necessary to keep it operating through Nov. 30, when the Urban Ministry Center opens its winter shelter program, Room in the Inn. As it stands now, there is a three-week shortage, said Deronda Metz, director of the Center of Hope …
WUNC's "The State of Things" aired a program about women in poverty, both now and in the past. Topics discussed included TANF, healthcare, and childcare. Ann Burke, executive director of Urban Ministries of Wake County, spoke during the second half of the program. Listen to the archived program on The State of Things website (scroll to August 19, 2009).
By DEE HENRY Hickory Daily Record Posted: Nov. 16 12:03 p.m. Updated: Nov. 16 8:05 p.m. HICKORY, N.C. — The mosaic decoration on the kitchen wall, made of broken plates, bowls and cups, carries a strong message. "Even broken things can be made beautiful," said Debbie Haynes, executive director of the Safe Harbor Rescue Mission. The wall was created by former residents of the Ada Geitner Home on Second Street, SE, in Hickory. The Hickory Daily Record reports that the home, built in 1980 to serve as a home for abused and homeless women, will soon be used again for that purpose, as Haynes moves the Safe Harbor Rescue Mission to the house. The mission has been in the former parsonage for St. Paul's Lutheran Church since it opened as a day center in 2004. Haynes was …