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Community, shelters help Shore homeless as temperatures dip

By "eAdvocate"

12-16-2009 Maryland:OCEAN CITY -- It is mid-December and the weather is getting colder and colder, which can become deadly without a place to hang your hat.Fortunately, there are a lot of kind-hearted people on the Lower Shore who never remain indifferent to the problems of others.Local shelters always expect to get crowded during cold weather. But recent years have shown that during the holidays and cold weather, homeless people are being helped more by community families, leaving a lot of beds available in the shelters.There are three year-round emergency shelters in Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties that serve homeless people.Diakonia in West Ocean City, which serves Worcester County, is one of them. It is a nonprofit private organization, categorized as a crisis shelter for men, women and families...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on December 16, 2009 (boomark / email).