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Wake County outlines low-barrier shelter plan and selects Bryant Center to operate 2nd Street Place
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 background checks or require proof of sobriety and is intended to offer easy access to services, private counseling spaces and case management. She said the board selected the Bryant Center to oversee the shelter's daily operations and identified Bryant Center executive director Vance Haywood as the named operator.
Renovations on the nearly 100-bed facility are slated to begin next spring with completion expected in November (the transcript does not specify the year for that November); planned improvements include ADA-accessible restrooms and showers, a food storage and distribution hub, and private counseling spaces. Adamson said the shelter and related services are part of a broader strategy to reduce unsheltered homelessness by 10% by 2029.
The remarks described operational decisions and program targets; the transcript does not include a new funding vote or contract text for the shelter operator.
