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County Agencies Provide Services At Project Homeless Connect
Several Cumberland County agencies provided assistance for the homeless population at the Project Homeless Connect event on May 17. The annual event is sponsored by the Cumberland County
Continuum of Care on Homelessness and is designed to give the homeless in Cumberland County access to agencies and services that can help make a difference in their lives. Dee Taylor, community services manager at Cumberland County Community Development, said approximately 300 homeless people came to the event held at the Smith Recreation Center. "We had over 50 agencies participating by providing different types
of services such as health-related services, substance abuse counseling, services," Taylor said. In addition to Community Development, the Public Health
Department, Social Services, Mental Health Center and Veterans Services participated.
Fascinate-U Children's Museum to develop an interactive exhibit to show children how food gets from the farm to their dinner tables, and the United Way and a local agribusiness are supporting the effort.
Donation For Agriculture Exhibit Cumberland County Cooperative Extension has teamed up with
Children's Museum Receives
On May 10, Cargill presented a $10,000 check to Fascinate-U to cow with re-circulating pump, "egg-laying" hens, a fruit orchard, vegetable plot, see-through containers with real root vegetables and a small barn with farming equipment. The United Way has also awarded a $6,500 grant for the exhibit. Cooperative Extension Director Lisa Childers approached the
museum with an idea for an exhibit, which is expected to open by the end of the year.
farming for food, but help promote local farmers markets. In addition to the Cargill and United Way donations, the Cumberland Community Foundation has also committed $15,000 to the project. Fascinate-U Museum is located at 116 Green St. in Fayetteville.
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