One80 Place, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to end and prevent homelessness, hosted a moderated forum for the City of Charleston Mayoral candidates to discuss their stances on policy areas related to homelessness and affordable housing.

With the new year comes another Point in Time Count, counting anyone experiencing homelessness on a single night in January.

The words “homeless” and “hungry” don’t come to mind when thinking of Daniel Island and the surrounding areas. However, the community is not exempt from the problems of food insecurity and homelessness.

One80 Place got final approval from The State Fiscal Accountability Authority for a new affordable housing project located at 573 Meeting street.

One80 Place is one of the few shelters across the country that offers on-site legal services.

One80 Place Chief Development Officer Marco Corona says about a dozen of the clients staying in the shelter have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

In Charleston shelter One80 Place, staff are bringing a pharmacist on-site next week to begin vaccinations for clients.