NEWS & ADVANCE: City council approves new homeless shelter across from E.C. Glass

Lynchburg City Council approved a proposal this week to use a building owned by Ramp Church International on Memorial Avenue as a homeless shelter, a facility that will provide both day and night protection for the city’s most vulnerable residents. The 4-3 vote by city council on Tuesday night came after a long discussion about how church staff will ensure the safety of the people at the shelter and the surrounding neighborhood, including students at E.C. Glass High School, located across the street from the church. Read the full article here (paywall).