Take 5 to Give $5: Grant helps Huntsville homeless shelter

Take 5 to Give $5: Grant helps Huntsville homeless shelter secure food, cleaning supplies

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A homeless shelter in huntsville needs more food and cleaning supplies due to the coronavirus.

Waay 31's pat simon explains how new futures is just one of dozens of non-profits in north alabama receiving funding from the community foundation of greater huntsville to help with these expenses.

Carroll-before new futures, my life was absolutely chaotic.

For the past 6 months, andrew carroll, his fiance and stepson have called the new futures shelter home.

They moved from north carolina in search of a fresh start.

Carroll-i left huntsville originally to get clean and we came back.

After years of battling a drug addiction, carroll is celebrating 2 years of sobriety.

He said the recovery process hasn't been easy, but for the first time, he has the support he needs to move forward.

Carroll-it became easier knowing that i had new futures as a security blanket.

Something that can make me comfortable enough to learn and to get back out there into the world.

New futures is the only shelter in huntsville that allows families to live together as they work to find jobs and a home of their own.

Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, there's been a growing number of families on the waiting list.

Rains-i had 11 calls looking for placement.

Since donations are down and their cleaning budget is increasing, executive director tanya rains applied for the community foundation of greater huntsville's emergency relief fund.

The grant will help pay their utility bills and purchase cleaning supplies and food.

Rains-we haven't been able to procue meat since this has happened.

Carroll is grateful the staff is doing everything they can to keep the shelter clean and well stocked during the pandemic ... so his family can stay together.

Carroll-i would be so uncomfortable being apart from them.

For us to be together, it's a great feeling.

Reporting in hsv...pat simon waay 31 news you can support new futures through the take 5 to give 5 campaign.

The money will support nonprofits in the greater huntsville area who are serving on the frontline of the coronavirus response.

It all leads up to giving tuesday - which falls on 5/5, may 5th this year!

If you want to get involved - it's easy to do.

First - head to waay t-v dot com.

On our homepage - you'll see an article with the "take 5 to give 5" logo you see on your screen.

Once you open that - it has a link to donate any amount.

Together - we've already raised more than 200- thousand