St. Francis House, a shelter established in 1980, opens its doors to unsheltered homeless and food insecure individuals every day from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
But Friday morning’s assistance looked a bit different.
Instead of the usual 50 people who typically line up for food and resources, around 100 people showed up to the shelter’s inaugural World Homeless Day event. They were not there to celebrate the internationally recognized day, but to spread awareness in hopes of alleviating homelessness around the world and preventing individuals from becoming unhoused…