HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ-TV) -- For more than 70 years, the Stella Fuller Settlement has been ultimate helping hand in Huntington, but now the organization is making some big changes.

According to board of director's president Robert Agee, the building that houses the organization is beyond repair. That is why the organization has decided to sell the building and the property and help out the needy with the funds. He says trying to keep the building going with constant repair projects would be like pouring money down the drain.

"it's a lousy business decision to do that," Agee said. "In a short period of years we would exhaust all the money on the maintaining the building."

James Combs recently hit hard times. He used to turn to the Stella Fuller Settlement for help. But now that the organization is closing the building, he's not sure what to expect.

"Me and my wife are disabled, and were about to lose our home," Combs said. "This is the only place who really give us hope, and now the hope's gone."

It's still unknown what organization or local programs will receive donated funds from the Stella Fuller Settlement. But Mr. Agee says one thing is for sure. The organization will continue to help out folks in need, just like the organization's founder-- Stella Fuller-- would have wanted.