Cold Weather Homeless Shelter May Face Closure
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A cold weather shelter program for the homeless in Whittier is in danger of closing its doors for five weeks over the holiday season because of scheduling conflicts among the sponsoring churches and synagogues.
“We are dealing with churches. Can you think of a time when a church building is more used?” said Whittier Area Interfaith Council board member Bea Comini.
The shelter program sponsored by the Interfaith Council will be shut down between Dec. 8 and Jan. 12 unless alternate locations are found, said council President Rev. Faith Conklin.
Since 1987, the shelter has rotated weekly to different churches in the community, serving 40 to 60 homeless people a night, said Comini.
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