CAPE FEAR, NC (WWAY) — A new emergency shelter in Wilmington officially opened Wednesday after more than a decade of planning and fundraising.
The Salvation Army of Cape Fear held a ribbon cutting for its new Center of Hope, a 20,500-square-foot facility located on William Booth Drive, a newly constructed road just off North 30th Street.
The facility offers 75 beds for men, women and children — including seven private family suites — and will serve people from New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Columbus and Bladen counties. The Center of Hope includes a full-service kitchen, laundry facilities and offers one community meal per day. It will also house expanded social services, including a food pantry, rental and utility assistance, and life skills programs designed to help residents transition to stable housing…