Barbara Marshall speaks out defending herself and the Jubilee House

Allegations stemming from possible misappropriations of donation funds and not optimizing the 's space better, .

Following a Jubilee House advisory board meeting on Tuesday, Marshall has opened up a bit about the direction the Jubilee House will take. More importantly she has accepted the assistance from non-profit organizations on taking some business advice to better help her handle the rapid growth of her program.

"Maybe we didn't do it as well as we could have, maybe we've learned some things, but we want to do it right and live up to the high expectations of this great community," Marshall said Tuesday evening in a Fayetteville Observer report. "I think probably the greatest suggestion I heard today is for me to take advantage of this wonderful group of partners that we have in this community, that we need to link up."

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