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TexasTowelie

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Wed Apr 22, 2020, 07:06 PM Apr 2020

Homeless have limited options as shelters close [View all]

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, homeless people in the area are facing more challenges than before. Many have nowhere to go now that winter shelters have closed their doors.

In addition, many businesses who hire as the beach season approaches are shut down or not hiring.

Immanuel Shelter, based in Rehoboth Beach, has offered free stays in 15 local motel rooms, and was scheduled to shut down April 1. Thanks to emergency state funding, the shelter has been granted a temporary reprieve, and the program continues, said interim President Don Peterson.

However, he said, only those currently being housed can remain, and no new clients can be accepted. “We are basically sheltering in place, trying to keep everyone safe,” he said.

Read more: https://www.capegazette.com/article/homeless-have-limited-options-shelters-close/200336
(Lewes Cape Gazette)

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