TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Jodi Phelps, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cauley, MPA - Economic & Community Development Director
Jacqueline Abbott - Community Relations Manager
DATE: August 24, 2026
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Fayetteville Cares Day Resource Center FY26 Fourth Quarter UpdateTitle
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
District 2
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal II: The City of Fayetteville will have a responsive city government supporting a diverse and viable economy.
Objective 2.2: To invest in community places to ensure revitalization and increase quality of life
Goal IV: The City of Fayetteville will be a highly desirable place to live, work and
recreate
Objective 4.6: To reduce poverty and homelessness
Executive Summary:
City Council is asked to receive the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Fourth Quarter Report on the Fayetteville Cares Day Resource Center (DRC). The DRC serves as a multi-disciplinary day center for individuals at risk of or experiencing homelessness, located at 128 South King Street. Council previously authorized the Manna Dream Center to operate the facility in May 2024, and this update provides program outcomes and highlights.
Background:
The DRC is part of the City’s transformational and critical initiatives aimed at reducing poverty and homelessness. The center is a $6.99 million project entirely grant-funded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) via the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR), American Rescue Plan Act and State Capital Infrastructure Grants. The purpose is to provide a public facility that allows for resiliency within our City by increasing disaster response capacity in Fayetteville and Cumberland County, centralizing service providers, and removing barriers during non-emergency times as a day resource center. Manna as the operator has rebranded the city facility to Fayetteville Cares Day Resource Center, launched a website, and expanded services, while maintaining a clean and safe environment for individuals and families to receive critical services.
Issues/Analysis:
The Fayetteville Day Resource Center reports continued success. The following presentation shares some of those successes and challenges with a few highlights below:
The center reports the following:
• Showers 1,479
• Laundry 873
• Lunches 14,375
• Issued a total of 157 bus passes
o 99 one-day passes, 14 five-day passes, and 44 30-day passes
• Fulfilled 245 clothing requests
Reports 1,400 referrals for services such as peer support, case management, counseling, behavioral health, medical, veteran’s services, and Coordinated Entry to include shelter referrals.
Four new community partners were reported as onboarding during the quarter, with these new partners providing critical services such as mental health services, peer support, re-entry, and transportation services.
Budget Impact:
The operation of the Fayetteville Day Resource Center costs approximately $300,000 per year and was initially funded for 3 years with revenue replacement from the American Rescue Plan Act. This funding is expected to be exhausted by the end of Fiscal Year 2027 and a new source of funds will be required to continue operations.
Options:
• Receive the update
• Do not receive the update
Recommended Action::Recommended Action
Receive the Fayetteville Cares Day Resource Center FY26 Fourth Quarter Update
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Attachments:
FY 2026 Fourth Quarter Report Fayetteville Cares Day Resource Center Presentation