TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Jodi Phelps, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cauley, MPA, Director of Economic and Community Development
Jacqueline Abbott, Community Relations Manager
DATE: May 26, 2026
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Fayetteville Cares Day Resource Center FY26 Third Quarter UpdateTitle
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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.
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 Third 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 h...
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