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January brought life-threatening, sub-zero temperatures. Our region’s emergency shelters were already full and the usual overflow cots and pop-up shelters quickly filled.
The decision was easy. PPCS opened our doors to provide refuge from the bitter cold. The “how” was more difficult. Staffing, safety, food, and supplies became immediate to-dos.
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Cortez Wallace and his dog, Caesar, sit on his cot inside the old gymnasium at PPCS Garfield Place Apartments during the emergency pop-up shelter. Wallace said that his home burned seven months ago, leaving him and Caesar homeless. At right is Ah’mya Earvin, who has lived three years in vacant houses until finding shelter at the pop-up.
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First, the City of St. Louis Department of Human Services (DHS) immediately provided 40 cots and blankets. We partnered with House Everyone STL, Lifeline Aid Group, and local CoC agencies to create a 24/7 staffing schedule for eight days and seven nights. Our loyal volunteers supplied the 800 meals needed to feed everyone that week.
“We built a plane while we were flying it,” said Dan Hill, PPCS Garfield Place Program Director and leader of pop-up operation. “We couldn’t have done it without staff and volunteers. They worked around the clock to make sure folks had a safe place to take shelter from the cold.”
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Our pop-up shelter at Garfield Place was scheduled to close the morning of January 20, but the forecast had changed to extend the sub-freezing conditions. That’s when longtime PPCS supporters Wayne and Joan Long decided to open the doors of their building on Sidney Street. They sheltered those displaced when PPCS and another pop-up shelter closed after staffing forces were exhausted.
Winter Outreach managed the new pop-up shelter with support from other service providers including PPCS, Tent Mission STL and DePaul USA to house 50 people for an additional four days and nights.
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“Both shelters were possible because of the power of community collaboration,” said Anthony D’Agostino, PPCS CEO. “With our temporary residents gone, we think of them and hope they are somewhere safe. This experience is one of the many reasons we will keep fighting to create an emergency shelter bed system with plenty of space during inclement weather.”
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