As I wrote yesterday I would be attending the meeting for organizing a Homeless Shelter. I idea for this shelter came about when a homeless person came into St. Vinnie`s asking for only a kettle to boil water. No hat, gloves, or warm coat. Helen at the desk at the time was so sick about this situation that she couldn`t sleep for days and cried every time she told the story. This was last Feb. when we were having such cold weather. Helen talked about it so much to everyone she saw and now starting Sunday the first church will house 10 homeless people (that is all the mats we have so far). This is truly a Faith Based Initiative. Seven churches have come on board and will host the homeless for one week. After that week the mats will be moved to another church. Our main purpose is to give them a warm clean mat and a hot meal. We are not set up for job interviews or counseling. Helen has dotted every eye and crossed every T so now we wait to see. We realize that there will be problems we haven`t addressed but all will be addressed as they arise. The weather is turning cold so it is perfect timing. The shelter is set up for cold months only so from November to April. There will be 12 hour supervision with 3 person 3 shifts. I`m an early to bed so hot meals and clean laundry is my specialty. Wish us luck
