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Wake County outlines low-barrier shelter plan and selects Bryant Center to operate 2nd Street Place

Wake County Board of Commissioners · September 30, 2025
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Summary

Commissioner Vicki Adamson said more than 1,200 people experience homelessness nightly in Wake County and described a new low-barrier shelter on 2nd Street (2nd Street Place), renovations to create a nearly 100-bed facility, and the board's July selection of the Bryant Center (executive director Vance Haywood) to oversee operations.

Commissioner Vicki Adamson said Wake County estimates more than 1,200 people experience homelessness on any given night, a figure she described as a 27% increase from the prior year.

Adamson described a low-barrier shelter on 2nd Street in Raleigh called 2nd Street Place that does not conduct…

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