The Salvation Army abruptly closed the doors of its Fayetteville shelter April 15, but problems had arisen long before then.

The Salvation Army's "Center of Hope Family Shelter" is in a building with half of one floor set aside for a shelter and the other half for administrative offices and a food pantry.

Women and children currently live at the Salvation Army’s main building. They’re here to escape domestic violence, or need food and shelter to avoid being homeless.

The Salvation Army is a nonprofit organization that tries to help the poor and homeless by providing shelter and access to essential services.

That's why the Salvation Army of Dane County is restarting an expansion project. "It was never designed to be a shelter," Melissa Sorensen, the executive director of social services for the ...

The organization said they need to make the cuts in October cuts to shore up a more than $1 million budget deficit.

The reopening of this Salvation Army shelter was part of a 90-day winter shelter plan. While the term is technically over, it will stay open longer.