A lack of funding, at least for the time being, is forcing the Saint John Chaplaincy Office, which operates a drop-in centre and noonhour meals at the Stone Church, to close.
Fern Bennett is a board member and tells CHSJ News an average of about a hundred people were getting meals, Monday through Friday but according to Bennett, what's really sad is the loss of community because the drop-in centre was a place people who are already having a tough time could find a safe haven.
She's hoping the closure is only temporary and those people in the city, who can afford to, will step up to the plate and help with funding.