June/July 2026 Newsletter

FMHA Newsletter - Volume 19, Issue 1 
June/July 2026

Housing Management News

Director of Housing Management 
Darcel Burns
Office Location: 229 Lincoln Drive
Contact Information: 910.483.6980

Money Orders 

Only write FMHA in the "Pay to the Order Of" line.. see below. 

Please keep all receipts (i.e., from the store and attached to the money order) for your records.

Money Order 
Pay to the Order of: FMHA
Purchasers' Address: Your Address 
Purchaser's Signature: Sign

All payments (mailed or dropped off) MUST be received by FMHA no later than the 5th working day of each month, in order to avoid a $10.00 late fee. 

Late Payments 
Per your lease, rent is due on the 1st of the month. You are only allowed 3 late payments within a 12-month period. Please remember that if you are late more than three times, you could face eviction. For more information, feel free to contact your housing manager.

Income 
Remember to report any increases of SS, SSI, Pensions, etc. 

Need Pest Control? 
Seeing bugs? Getting bit? Please call the management office to get on the schedule for pest control. **Remember it is a lease violation to self-treat your unit. You could face termination.**

Want security around your unit? 
In order to have any cameras, camera doorbells, or any surveillance security in or around your unit, you must get pre-approval from FMHA.

More Housing Management News...

FMHA Residents CANNOT have the following: 

• Pools
• Trampolines
• Basketball Goals
• Swingsets
• Tents/Canopies

Visitors 
Are you planning to have a guest spend the night? Remember that any overnight guest MUST have Prior-Approval before being allowed to stay. Welcoming an unauthorized guest violates your lease, and this could result in possible termination.

Want a pet? 
All pets must be pre-approved before being in or on FMHA property. To avoid violating your lease, please make sure that you have prior approval for your pet. Prior approvals help keep staff safe. This also keeps your pet safe from accidentally getting out of your unit if a staff member needs to enter. For more information, email Sabrina Belton.

Maintenance News 

Director of Maintenance 
Shawn Ludlum 
Office Location: 1500 Ramsey Street
Contact Information: 910.483.9670

Warmer Weather Approaching

Key takeaways

• Make use of window coverings and fans to keep your temperature down
• Be smart about how you cook and clean in the summer to avoid excess heat
• Sometimes, coming inside isn't always enough to get actual relief from the summer heat. Houses and apartments often trap heat really well. Heat rises, so apartment dwellers on the top floor of a building can become extra hot! It's up to you to find ways to cool down a room when the summer sun has warmed up too much.

Usually, the hottest part of the day is mid-afternoon around 3 PM, Even though the sun is no longer at its midday peak, the Earth is expelling the heat that it initially soaked up.

Use portable fans - It's not rocket science that a simple portable fan will make your room cooler. Whether running on batteries or electricity, even one fan blowing its cool air directly on you is a great way to beat the heat.

Additional tips for keeping your body cool in the summer heat:

• Wear lightweight, loose-fitting clothing
• Take a cold shower using only cool water
• Place a cold, wet washcloth on your neck or wrists
• Drink something ice-cold to stay hydrated

Air Conditioner Installation

The followings are the only places in the apartment units where window A/C's can be installed:

• Melvin Place
  • Access hole only in living room
    
    
• Blueberry Place 
  • Dining room or living room downstairs - depending where A/C plug is located
  • Upstairs in rear bedroom (if 2 story)
    
    
• Pointe Place
  • Access hole only in living room
    
    
• Stanton Arms (Slim Circle)(Halcyon Circle)
  • Access hold only in living room
  • *If second story, only in rear bedroom upstairs
    
    
• Lewis Heights (Bickett)(Denada)(Pechman)(Easley)
  • All apartments in living room access hold
  • *If second story, only in upstairs rear bedroom
    
    
• Murchison Townhomes (Rosemary)
  • Living room window only (all apartments)
  • If two story upstairs bedroom rear or front - depending where A/C plug is located
    
    
• McNeill Apartments (Foxgrove Cir)
  • Living room window only
    
    
• Holland Homes (Enterprise)(Toledo Ct)
  • Access hole (only in living room)

Self-Sufficiency Summer Event

When: June 4, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Resource Center - 229 Lincoln Drive

Community Giveaway!!

Free Clothes, Shoes, Household Items and More!!

Open to the public!

Call 910.751.0480 for more information.

Welcome to our New FMHA Employees
No matter if it's almost been a year or a month, we're happy to have you here!

Administration

• Crystal DePietro - Assistant Executive Director

Housing Management

• Dorchell Burrus - Occupancy Specialist I
• Natasha Davis - Occupancy Specialist I
• Valencia Clarkson - Housing Manager I
• Rhyesha Jackson - Occupancy Clerk

Maintenance

• Tammy Clements - Work Order Clerk
• Zachary Ginn - Maintenance Mechanic Assistant
• Lawrence Stewart - Maintenance Mechanic
• James Cooper - Maintenance Mechanic Assistant

Happy Birthday

• Sharon Jackson - June 5
• Shaketa Hilliard - June 10
• Jessica Brown - June 23
• Aprile Langford - June 27
• Darcel Burns - July 2
• Paul McLeod - July 12
• Judas Tew - July 14
• Ursula Shaw - July 20

Upcoming Holiday Closings

• Juneteenth - Office will be closed Thursday, June 18
• July 4th - Office will be closed Monday, July 6

FMHA Office Phone Numbers

• Administrative Office - 910.483.3648
• Section Eight Office - 910.483.3648
• Case Management Office - 910.699.8134
• Self-Sufficiency Office - 910.699.8134
• Housing Management Office - 910.483.6980
• Maintenance Office - 910.483.9670
• After-Hours Maintenance - 910.483.9670
• Editor - Ursula Brooks Shaw - 910.483.3648

Dawn Weeks, Executive Director
P.O. Drawer 2349
Fayetteville, NC 28302

Serving Cumberland County for over 80 years.