ASHEVILLE, NC (WLOS) — After the Salvation Army announced plans to pause regular shelter operations at its Center of Hope in Asheville, another nonprofit is stepping in to use the building for emergency shelter this winter.
Homeward Bound of Western North Carolina announced it is expanding its Code Purple capacity from 20 to 90 beds, adding 70 emergency beds for men, couples and people with pets as Buncombe County officials project more than 100 fewer regular and winter shelter beds across the community this season.
“I think it’s really amazing that we can come together and work together for Code Purple and provide some more beds,” said Alanna Kinsella, director of homeless services at Homeward Bound. “But the ideal situation would be to have Salvation Army up and running full time.”…