GREENSBORO, N.C. — Greensboro mayor Nancy Vaughan said Friday that the Greensboro Migrant Facility, formerly the Hebrew Academy, could be used to provide shelter to Hurricane Helene victims.
Vaughan said she contacted the Governor's Office and Representative Kathy Manning about the possibility.
Right now, the academy is in the hands of Homeland Security. The agency would have to release the academy to FEMA, and the Hebrew Academy board would have to approve the use for Helene victims as well.
Vaughan said all that paperwork is doable - it will just take some time.
Back in March, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services operationalized the site, saying it was ready to take in migrant children. However, in July, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) said it would be scaling back to only facility upkeep.
