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Stephanie Wiechmann
Bridges Community Services served people in Grant, Blackford, Delaware, Randolph and Henry counties. It provided emergency housing, long term housing, money, supplies and, during the Covid 19 pandemic, rent and utility assistance and cooperation with the City of Muncie. Last week, Bridges wrote honestly on its Facebook page about its lack of funding to help clients or pay staff and bills.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
It was shared hundreds of times, and community members commented they were donating what they could. Now, in a statement, the City of Muncie says other agencies like A Better Way, the YWCA, and the Muncie Mission have agreed to continue to provide services to purchase clients. The Muncie Mission will take over running the Bridges HUB on Eighth Street, which provides laundry and shower services.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
In comments on social media, Bridges staff said the organization hasn't been able to fundraise for the last two years. In Muncie, Stephanie Wiechmann, IPR news.