FREDERICTON -- The city of Fredericton is spending $20,000 to help the homeless in their city. The Phoenix Learning Centre is where many who are homeless in Fredericton spend their days. At night, they head to the Out of the Cold Shelter for a place to sleep. However, there is a gap between Phoenix closing and the night shelter opening. "The $20,000 is going to allow an extension of the hours so I can put a staff member in place," said Scott Earle of the Phoenix Learning Centre. "We're going to be able to maintain now until 8:30 in the evening where the shelters open at 9 so we're reducing that gap."