Rife with disease, sleeping on floors: Cold snap puts Columbia homeless shelter at a breaking point
A recent winter storm that sent temperatures plunging below freezing in the Midlands earlier this week overwhelmed Columbia's ...
‘A life and death matter’: Shelters, volunteers work to reach Boston’s homeless people as Mass. faces cold snap
CAMBRIDGE – It’s not long before a young man approaches the van parked in Central Square. He asks for hand warmers — one of ...
'It was not accurate,' admits homeless advocate who wrongly reported cold-related death in St. Louis
For the record, the St. Louis Medical Examiner's Office tells the Post-Dispatch that no one has died this year from the cold, ...
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Extreme cold in the Mohawk Valley: What's the impact on schools, homeless, health?
Recent extreme cold poses a risk to those who don't bundle up to go outside. The Wynn Hospital in Utica has seen patients ...
Miracle Hill CEO to sit on bench for 24 hours in bitter cold to start homeless dialogue
Wednesday's high will be 34 degrees; the low will be 19 degrees. The Upstate is under a cold weather advisory.
Night Ministry Street Medicine team steps up for Chicago's homeless during extreme cold
Despite the blistering cold and brutal circumstances that awaited them, the Street Medicine team with the Night Ministry ...
Kentucky shelters are struggling to meet need as cold, state law drive people inside
When temperatures plunge to dangerous levels as they have this week, Jessica Lee’s nonprofit in Somerset runs low on space ...
Return of cold winter weather means more help needed for the homeless in Otsego County
"In just over two months, we have provided 59 households, which includes 113 people and 35 children, with over 600 nights of ...
Resources for unhoused people and emergency services activated amid bitter cold
Unhoused residents may dial 410-887-8463 and choose option 1 to speak with a screener in the Baltimore County Department of ...
Deep freeze: From homeless advocates to ice boaters, how Jersey Shore is handling the cold
“The safety of our plungers is always No. 1 on our minds,” said Jeremy Davis, who helps run the annual Polar Bear Plunge at ...
24 hours in the cold: Hosting conversations in Pittsburgh about the homeless crisis
The director of Light of Life Rescue Mission in Pittsburgh's North Side blocked off 24 hours for those many conversations in frigid temperatures, taking a break only once, for about an hour overnight.
Advocates look after Kansas City homeless in dangerous cold weather
Homeless advocates in the Kansas City metro are prioritizing visits to homeless camps amid this current drop in temperatures.