TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Jodi Phelps, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cauley, MPA - Economic & Community Development Director
Jacqueline Abbott, MA - Community Relations Manager
DATE: February 23, 2026
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Receive an Administrative Report on the Day Resource Center for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2026
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
District 2
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal II: The City of Fayetteville will have a responsive city government supporting a diverse and viable economy.
Goal IV: The City of Fayetteville will be a highly desirable place to live, work and
recreate
Executive Summary:
City Council is asked to receive and accept this administrative report on the Fayetteville Cares Day Resource Center (DRC) for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2026. 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 web...
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