Local shelter sees increase in demand as winter weather arrives

A local shelter has seen an increase in demand for people needing help after Monday night’s snowfall.

St. Vincent De Paul Women’s Shelter has helped 200 people a night since temperatures have started to go below freezing.

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They have 231 beds, and their backups are now full.

“Over the past few days, since the snowfall Monday night, we’ve seen an increase in the number of guests coming in. We’re not yet at capacity, but we are in our emergency cold weather provision,” said Ryan Lynch, director of Mission Advancement…

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