In a two-story house on Bowman Avenue, 24 cots stand waiting to hold unhoused men in Danville. But since early 2024, when Danville Rescue Mission was forced to close their doors due to lack of funding, the shelter has stood empty despite increased homelessness across the state.
After months of petitioning area churches and Danville’s City Council for financial support with little success, the board was finally able to raise enough funds to make some necessary repairs and get the electricity at both shelters turned back on in December 2024.
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