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The Salvation Army Tracy Staley appeared on behalf of the Salvation Army. The Navigation Center helps provide support through the connection of clients to services through organizations such as Haven, S3 Connect, Johnston Lee Harnett Community Action, Outreach Mission, Inc. and H3. Over 8,656 have been served, 175 over the last month. The Navigation Center provides a place for people to shower, make phone calls, do laundry and use a computer to do job searches. Their facility is located at the corner of Third Street and Maple Street. There is no barrier for people to get help from the Salvation Army. The organization is in the middle of a feasibility study to see if there is support for future and current plans. HAVEN, Inc. Savanna Dick, Interim Executive Director for Haven with Lee County, appeared on behalf of HAVEN, Inc. HAVEN's mission is to help people who have suffered from abuse and has provided services for Lee County for over 35 years. As of April, 16 domestic violence incidents have occurred in North Carolina and two occurred in Lee County. While HAVEN is the only agency that provides shelter services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, they also work with community agencies to help provide victim support. Since the pandemic, there has been an increase for services along with an increase for shelter stay which has added to operational costs. Helping Hand Clinic, Inc. Helping Hands provides medical assistance to residents of Lee County who are uninsured, underserved or low income. They seek to provide compassionate and competent medical, dental, vision and pharmaceutical services. The last couple of years have been challenging due to cut funding and fighting COVID-19. The organization is seeking to do outreach. There have been language barriers which have now been overcome through bilingual staff. A full- scale pharmacy is available on site and will fill the first 30 days worth of prescriptions for free. Grants are dedicated to programs for clients. Fundraisers are performed to support staff salaries. Ages 18 to 65 are served. Another Choice for Black Children, Inc. Gary Cox appeared on behalf of Another Choice for Black Children, Inc. requesting funding for a family care home project. Adults that would be served may be at risk of becoming homeless, so funds would be used to establish a family care home for six adults. The facility would provide daily housekeeping, laundry service, three snacks a day, daily activities, a library with books and games, and the eligibility would be a needs assessment and be mobile and independent. The goal is to break ground in August. The cost for residents would be $1,500 to $2,000 per month. They are in contact with Social Services, homeless shelter and other organizations in Lee County for connection to resources. The facility would be located at 610 West Main Street near Bridges Cameron Funeral Home. Family Promise of Lee County, Inc. Tamara Brogan, Executive Director of Family Promise of Lee County, requested continued support for County funding. Family Promise has been operating since 2011 and have served approximately 192 people since they opened. Families come in through referrals. There is an intake process where interviews, background checks and drug screenings are performed. 4