‘People feel the cold and they get it’: Community applauded for helping homeless during cold weather response
Jan 17, 2020 | 12:05 PM
-
Share on Facebook
-
Share on Bluesky
-
Share on X
- Copy Link
A group that works with Vernon’s homeless says the community support has been outstanding during the current cold snap.
“I think people feel the cold, and they get it,” Josh Winquist, the director of public relations for Turning Points Collaborative Society, said. “They know there are people that are either absolutely homeless, or are on the verge of being homeless, or they are sleeping rough, and the community has recognized there is a need to help these people. They have really stepped up.”
Winquist said the amount of donations has been “incredible.”
“You hear stories of regular citizens going out with coffee and hot chocolate and giving it to anybody that looks as though they might need a hand to keep warm,” he said.
