CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — As Clarksville-Montgomery County continues to grow, so does the number of people struggling to find and keep housing.
“We’re seeing anywhere from five to ten new homeless a week, and they’re varying,” Deborah Ashcraft with Urban Ministries’ Grace Assistance Program said. “Some are veterans; some are young, teens that have aged out of foster care, so it’s a wide variety that we’re seeing.”
Leaders of Clarksville’s Urban Ministries have a new proposal to help solve the problem. Right now, they help operate this warming shelter out of the Madison Street Methodist Church. But they explain, it’s only used during emergencies, and those who stay have to leave first thing in the morning…