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January 7, 2010 in City
Warming centers activated for homeless tonight
Two Spokane warming centers are being activitated tonight to shelter homeless residents who otherwise would shiver outdoors in the arctic cold, city officials said this morning.
The House of Charity at Pacific Avenue and Browne Street will open for adult men and Salvation Army, 204 E. Indiana Ave., will open for families with children and couples without children.
Doors are going to be opened at 8 p.m. for overnight shelter without sleeping accommodations.
The sites are opened for drop-ins when temperatures are forecast to fall to 15 degrees or colder. A low of 15 is expected in Spokane tonight.
The city said the sites are used to shelter the homeless from extreme conditions during short intervals during the coldest winter weather and when other lodging facilities for homeless are at capacity.
The Crosswalk shelter for homeless youth had beds available for independent youth last night and Hope House had beds for single women.
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ChefGus/ John Olsen on January 07 at 9:56 a.m.
Thank you for this… we open our doors at Shalom at Central Methodist at 0500 on these cold mornings… last night with the official wind chill it was 8 degrees.. and the wind just sucks the life right out of one…. john
thelung on January 07 at 10:54 a.m.
I think this is a very good thing that warming shelters are opening in spokane for temporary shelter. It is not uncommon for homeless people to die from exposure when it drops this low in temp. God bless!
Pooey007 on January 07 at 2:47 p.m.
The Society of St Vincent de Paul, located at 117 E. Walnut in Coeur d’Alene, has extended their warming center to be open both Thursday, January 7 and Friday, January 8 from 7:00pm-8:00am. During the evening those in the warming center will have access to lots of warm food, drinks, bathing, and a safe, warm place to rest for the evening.
nutz4utwo on January 07 at 7:30 p.m.
This is good info for those homeless people with internet…? Just sayin’
It is a most excellent community service. Hopefully there is a more direct way to reach those it most matters to.
ChefGus/ John Olsen on January 08 at 5:20 a.m.
Nutz… actually a large number of my friends that are on the street use the internet regularly…at the Public Libraries…. and there are announcments in all of the venues that serve them during the days… the “Hobo” network also can get a message across downtown spokane faster than a courier service…. so those that need to know are aware.. and actually waiting to hear each cold night whether the city “Parents” are going to open the doors for them to stay safe from the cold…. i am not sure how or why the arbitrary 15 degrees ambient temp was chosen.. there are lots of thoughts about 25 degrees with some wind and wet being a whole lot more dangerous… gus