The Center for Progress and Excellence operates a shelter located on Ortiz Avenue in Fort Myers. The nonprofit has been there for people who are struggling with mental health. It's now completely empty because the county deemed the building unsafe."I mean the conditions are obviously not favorable for anyone to be in the building since the county made the decision not to continue with the intakes of the safety clients," said Heather Cross, the executive director for the Center for Progress and Excellence.Cross said there is mold everywhere because of ventilation issues. Over the past few weeks, she's relocated people who need help to other areas around the city such as the Salvation Army and Holiday Inn. SalusCare rented out the building to the Center for Progress and Excellence in 2022. The company was supposed to maintain the building but Cross said they never did, which led to having to relocate the patients."There haven't been any repairs that have been done so the decision to fair on the safety side for not only the patients, but that decision was made, and we don't know what's the next steps for the repairs of this building," Cross said.Now, Cross is just worried about those patients who need help."What are the next steps, where are they going to go to get assistance in the community?" she added.NBC2 received a statement from SalusCare on Wednesday which stated:"The Bob Janes Empowerment Center is a community project, of which SalusCare was a founding partner. As a partner, we contributed the physical space for the Center since its inception, with a small payment from Lee County for operational costs of the building. Over the course of the program’s lifetime, the program was expanded from the initial 55 beds to more than 80. SalusCare was not given the opportunity to provide input on this, and the additional occupancy exceeded what the building could adequately handle. This, combined with the building’s age and subsequent damage from Hurricane Ian, accelerated the building reaching the end of its useful life. SalusCare stands ready to continue to partner in any capacity that is financially sustainable for all parties."The shelter will officially close on March 31 and will be vacant the following day.