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20 April 2022 More recently, the church helped schools with their lunches during the spread of the coronavirus. Parents were able to drop by and pick up dinner and breakfast for their children when the students were learning remotely from home. ere have been food giveaways and turkey giveaways through the years. On Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., COVID-19 testing is available to the public from the church's Cliffdale site. "People are the point," Fletcher said. "God put us on this earth to be a community and help people. To love them with the love of Jesus, no strings attached. at is our goal every day. "We are the instruments and hands and feet to do that," she said. Manna Dream Center As of early March, Green was one of 19 men living temporarily at the shelter. ey vary in age from their 20s to almost 70 and are eligible to stay for 90 to 180 days. Cassy Funkhouser, the shelter's 27-year- old administrator, said center staff is seeing 40 to 90 people a day seeking food and various forms of assistance. "ere's been a lot more interest," she said. Posted on a whiteboard inside the facility is a Bible verse from Acts 20:35: "In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' " Terri Little, who is 50 and from New York, is among the few women who have visited the center during the day to use its services. For the past year and a half, her temporary home has been under a Fayetteville bridge. Little said she comes to the shelter to clean her clothes and eat. Funkhouser has been helping her obtain such personal documents as an identification card, birth certificate and Social Security card. "Our thing is most organizations get a handout," Funk houser said. "We give a hand up for people who need help off the street. Ones who want to make a change, we help with jobs and housing. It's not about giving a guy a sandwich or a shower; it's help to make them feel confident again." Writers WE'RE LOOKING FOR CityView INFORM. INVOLVE . INSPIRE . CityView Media is looking for freelance writers in the Fayetteville area to join our team. Your work could appear in CityView Magazine or in CityView TODAY, our news division. Send a resume and writing samples to lwilliams@cityviewnc.com.

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