What I think about this is that everyone including the Vancouver Police Department is trying to do the best they very can for the men and women on the streets with no homes. They want to make sure that they are warm and that they don’t freeze from the upcoming cold cold weather. Some families are letting their loved ones on the street stay with them for a while but it will not last long. Others need to open their eyes and see that there are shelters out there around trying to help them and have places to sleep that doesn’t involve being outside in the snow of trying to sleep outside in the snow.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Plenty of beds to go around
The Salvation Army and the United Gospel Mission are saying that they have the ability to accommodate many more people who are seeking warm places to stay to get out of the cold and low temperatures on the weekend. UGM had enough room for 60 people to stay but only half came. The Salvation army also had lots of room for the ones outside on the streets to stay for Saturday night, but only 28 showed up to stay at the 35-bed crosswalk center. Only 12 people stayed at the 35 bed Anchor. Spokesman Derek Weiss says ‘It was a bit surprising’. All shelters are staying open throughout the winter holiday until it begins to warm up and the snow melts. As the weather soon enough is to get colder during the week, both Weiss and Fossen say they are ready to shelter more and more people.
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