Wake County shelter receives $850K federal grant for upgrades

By: Ahmed Jallow

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 482

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Congresswoman Deborah Ross this week announced $850,000 in federal funding to renovate Second Street Place, a Wake County shelter serving people experiencing homelessness.

The shelter is operated by The Bryant Center. The funding will support accessibility upgrades, showers and other improvements to the facility, part of $13 million Ross secured for 15 projects across Wake County.

Second Street Place is Wake County’s first county-operated low-barrier shelter, allowing people to enter without requirements such as sobriety …

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