Many individuals who are homeless in Newport News have different options for where they will sleep.
Some will couch hop while others will choose to sleep in their car.
However, for some, their only option aside from on the street is the floor of a church or shelter.
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By March, there will be more people whose only option will be the streets of Newport News when funding given to shelters will run out.
All Generations Church in Newport News will help feed and shelter the homeless for a few weeks throughout the cold weather season.
Two women who are guests of the church spoke to News 3 about their struggle to advance. One woman who went by the name Renee said that she became homeless because her roommate left and she couldn’t pay the rent on her own.
Despite having a job as a housekeeper, she can’t afford another place to live right now.
Philip and Debra Britton volunteer at All Generations Church. Three to four years ago, they used to see 50 to 60 people a night.