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Bethany House shelter pleads for county help after loss of long-standing state grant
Summary
Bethany House, the county’s only shelter that serves women and children, told commissioners it lost a $200,000 state grant and asked for county assistance to avoid turning families away; administrators said the shelter stays full and that losing funds would force some residents back onto the street or into foster care.
Bethany House leaders asked Berkeley County commissioners on Jan. 14 for emergency help after the shelter lost a long-standing state grant that previously supported operations for women and children.
Bonnie Shaw, director of services at Community Networks at Bethany House, and Christy Bentley, finance director, told the commission the shelter is at capacity: at the time of the meeting they reported 20 women and 12 children in residence. They said the program has served hundreds of people annually and that roughly 72% of those served do not return to the…
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