Local shelters see increase in homeless
August 16, 2010 at 1:44 PM
WWLP
Homeless shelters are seeing more people than ever before.
The Friends of the Homeless Shelter on Worthington Street in Springfield provided beds for 150 people on one recent night. Generally they see numbers like that in the wintertime.
Bill Miller, Executive Director, of Friends of the Homeless, told 22News, "People being served right now as high as they were in January. So that's not a good sign. We've had over 800 people who have come to us for shelter services so far this year, it's the highest we've ever seen."
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Kathy Tobin
After almost thirty years covering the news for television affiliates in Western Massachusetts, Kathy joined Friends of the Homeless in the fall of 2009 to help raise money and the profile of the organization to fulfill its mission. As Director of Development, Kathy is available to help you understand the work we are doing and how you might contribute to end homelessness in our community.