GREENSBORO, N.C. –  Nonprofit organizations across the country are being forced to make impossibly difficult decisions in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, some of them completely out of their control. One Greensboro nonprofit is hoping it can survive, with the help of the community.

Over the past few months, Greensboro nonprofit The Servant Center has been having some financial issues. The organization houses homeless veterans and has seen a 90 percent decrease in monetary donations. The Servant Center Director of Marketing and Development Lucy Acosta said it has been very unexpected.

"Food donations have gone down by 50 percent, and of course we are not going to stop feeding our residents. We are having to take it out of our own jar to provide, so it's tough," Acosta said.

Without its finances, the shelter is struggling to meet basic needs, such as feeding the veterans and getting them essential supplies and medicine. There are 38 veterans who are being housed by The Servant Center.

"To have an organization like ours that has been around for 27 years, to not, knock on wood, make it through this crisis, I mean a lot of veterans would not have access to the resources that we provide as far as housing, their day-to-day life without us," Acosta said.

COVID-19 has also had an impact on the veterans who live there. Mark Keyes, 61, is a retired veteran who served in the Marines. Since December he's been living at The Servant Center.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the center has been on lockdown for the safety of its at-risk population. No visitors are allowed and residents are not allowed to leave the property. Keyes, along with other veterans, is having a hard time.

"We are kind of stuck here. Normally this time of year, I'd be going out to Lake Brandt and walking the trails out there," Keyes said. "There's been depression, but I figure out ways to get around it," he added.

The lockdown has also caused a lack of support for outside groups and agencies that would normally come in multiple times a week. At this point, the shelter is looking for the support of the community.

For more information on how to donate you can visit The Servant Center website and click donate.