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Fayetteville Cares day resource center reports rising service levels, new provider partnerships
Summary
Corey Lampkins, day resource manager for Fayetteville Cares (operated by Manna Dream Center), briefed the council on the center's October'December report, showing increased showers, lunches and bus passes and several new healthcare and training partnerships.
Corey Lampkins, director of the Fayetteville Cares Day Resource Center, presented the center's second-quarter report (October-December) to Fayetteville City Council on March 3, reporting modest service increases and several new provider partnerships intended to expand medical, behavioral-health and workforce services for people experiencing homelessness.
"In the second quarter we had 1,585 showers, which was a 2% increase," Lampkins said, and he cited growth in lunches (up about 6.6%) and higher distribution of both day and 30-day bus passes after a new partnership with the city's transit provider. He also said laundry and clothing distributions varied because of schedule changes and large but uncounted donation events.
Lampkins reviewed provider and program additions at the day resource center. New and returning providers include a barber program from Fayetteville Technical Community College, medicine-management support from BetterHealth, counseling and assessments from LifeNet, technology training from the public library, and group classes on budgeting, parenting and anger management by Life Focus. The center reported expanded peer-support services following the addition of several providers and a 6% increase in referrals to coordinated entry for housing.
He said plans under discussion include partnerships to bring mobile dental services (Saint Joseph of the Pines'mobile dental truck) and on-site eye exams, and a raised-vegetable garden project in partnership with veterans'focused groups for produce to supplement lunches when in-season. Lampkins also described outreach partnerships: the center itself does not have a dedicated outreach team but coordinates with providers that do (Volunteers of America, Mary's Maximus, Veterans Empowering Veterans).
Council members thanked Lampkins and asked for clarifications about hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.), case-management coverage reductions (explained as an operational change with some providers ending on-site case management), counseling growth (new counseling providers began recurring sessions in December), and the center's connections to veteran services. Lampkins said veteran numbers at the center had declined modestly over the previous months and credited local veteran-service providers and partner agencies with many positive outcomes.
Ending: Lampkins said the center's website and volunteer portal (faycares.org) provide signups and partnership information. Councilmembers praised the work and encouraged continued outreach with county and state partners to expand capacity for recovery and longer-term housing solutions.
