With the clock racing until the freezing precipitation arrives, there is a sense of urgency at Fair Park’s automobile building. At 4 p.m. on Friday, it will open as the city’s inclement weather shelter.
“We have volunteers here setting up cots. We have blankets, we have pallets of food and water on its way,” said Pastor Wayne Walker, the CEO of Our Calling. “We even have some showers we’re going to be setting up inside the building to make sure our neighbors have a safe place to go.”
Our Calling, along with Austin Street Center, are the nonprofits tapped by the City of Dallas to manage the process of sheltering the unhoused. It’s a new approach this year that aims to improve efficiency and serve more people in need…