OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma City’s first permanent winter shelter is now fully operational. The Homeless Alliance said they are already seeing a surge in people seeking warmth at night.

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Families used the adjacent commercial kitchen to make meals. On Monday, the church will begin its third winter as an overflow shelter for Portland’s family shelter – but now families will be ...

The emergency winter shelter will be part of the planned multi-agency center for homeless services at the former Park Elementary building. The city of Wichita is moving forward with plans to open ...

A 501(c)3, with its own board of directors, is being set up to continue operating the shelter after March 31 when the winter shelter closes and when the rest of the center is being built out. Other ...

Elk Grove is exploring solutions to further address homelessness in the city following the success of its first enhanced winter sanctuary ... for future shelters including a permanent location ...

Standing outside Windsor's largest overnight emergency shelter, a man in a winter jacket sips from a ... We need to find permanent solutions for the long term," he said. Daher has previously ...

Toronto city hall says it will squeeze more beds into existing shelters and open a series of respites and warming centres to brace against the looming winter — but admitted, for the second year ...

Ian Apfelbaum, the Chief Shelter Officer, said Oklahoma City’s permanent winter shelter was packed in 2023. In fact, 3,500 Oklahomans walked through their doors during the entire season.

City officials said the change will allow the city to use funding to move some people out of homeless shelters and into permanent housing over the winter. “We really want to ensure that we are ...