A Knoxville overnight shelter faces possible closure as VMC plans to stop running it in March

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Volunteer Ministry Center plans to stop running the Foyer in March. The nonprofit said it can’t afford to keep managing the overnight shelter. Nonprofits like VMC often run shelters as part of community programs and Tracey Williams, the nonprofit’s CEO, said it’s closing the shelter as a business decision. Gabrielle Cline, the Chief Clinical Services Officer of VMC, said there’s a huge housing problem in Knoxville.

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