Cold Weather Notice!

The temperature outside is in the upper single digits.  With the wind chill factor, it feels more like double digits below zero!
 
The Mission is filled to capacity.  People are sleeping on mats anywhere they can find a warm spot to curl up.  At our Center for women and children, we've turned an exercise room into a shelter area for single women.  We are scrambling to shelter families and mothers with children wherever we can.
 
With only a few hundred beds in all our facilities, we're caring for more men, women and children each night than we can comfortably accommodate.  But it's what needs to be done to avoid potentially fatal exposure outside.  This also means we're serving more meals – over 700 a day!
 
Demand for services is up in every department and at every facility, not only due to the bone-chilling weather, but because of economic hardships.
 
We are so grateful to have partners like you to enable us to provide these vital services.  Please pray for those who are in need of a hot meal and a warm place to stay and if you're in a position to make a secure financial contribution, we will put your gift to work immediately. 
 
Sincerely,
 
Rick Alvis

President/CEO