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Haven of the Dan River asks Pittsylvania County for funding as shelter faces capacity, staffing and funding cuts
Summary
Shannon Hendricks of the Haven of the Dan River Region told the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors the shelter is small, served many local residents in the past six months and faces an $80,000 cut in COVID‑era funds; the group requested county consideration of funding and support for transitional and male housing.
Shannon Hendricks, representing the Haven of the Dan River Region, asked the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors on March 18 to consider local funding to support shelter services after the nonprofit said a recent grant would not be renewed.
Hendricks told the board the Haven serves Danville City and Pittsylvania County residents, and that roughly 30% of its recent clients came from Pittsylvania County and nearby towns including Chatham and Gretna. She described a small shelter with four bedrooms and a ten‑person occupancy limit and said the program has been operating at capacity and sometimes must place survivors in motels or rely on partner shelters for overflow.
Hendricks said the shelter answered 486…
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