Kalamazoo is working to organize a shelter program for people who are homeless this winter. Combined, the city and Kalamazoo county are putting about $700,000 toward the shelters.
Andrea Tramel is the development director for Ministry with Community, a nonprofit daytime shelter and resource center working on the project. She said it will be able to offer shelter to 80 people in the facility, beginning December 1 and lasting until the end of March. Their services will specifically target single adults in need of a place to go during the harsh winter season.
“The need is just great,” Tramel said. “And if there’s a need in the community, we step up to provide that need.” She added that it’s important for the community to have shelters set up before cold weather hits…