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Urban Ministries of Durham regularly works with 4,000 volunteers to serve around 6,000 people in need of housing, food, and other services.
Recently, INDY summer intern Eva Flowe learned, UMD has seen an 11 percent increase in people eating meals at the shelter, and around 140 single adults and 70 families have been on UMD’s waiting list for shelter. At the same time, UMD has faced rising costs for basics like eggs, a dip in fundraising, and the loss of $60,000 in federal grants, which forced UMD to lay off staff and cut its budget in June.
Still, executive director Sheldon Mitchell tells Eva services are not stopping and eventually UMD hopes to expand as part of a larger homeless services complex.
“We know the need is still there. We see the people that show up for the meals, those numbers remain elevated. So we tried to do, you know, the best we can really to maintain those core services, while we can look at how we can reduce costs and manage around those things,” Mitchell says.
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—Sarah W.
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DURHAM COUNTY
Record Flooding Hits Eno River State Park
During Tropical Storm Chantal, water flow in the Eno River was 500 times the normal rate, INDY’s Justin Laidlaw reports. Volunteers are needed to help with cleanup efforts.
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Birds of a Feather
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WEATHER: Scattered storms are in the forecast this week, bringing some risk of flooding, WRAL reports.
STATE: In an effort to relieve DMV backlogs, North Carolina is giving drivers two years after their licenses expire to renew them, ABC11 reports.
DUKE: David Gergen, a Durham native who advised four presidents, has died, The Duke Chronicle reports.
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