The focus at the shelter has shifted from providing a bed to saving lives.
NKY Emergency Shelter seeing increase in visits with weather By Courtney King | February 15, 2021 at 9:29 PM EST - Updated February 15 at 10:45 PM
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Ky. (FOX19) - With strong winter storms moving through the region each of the last two weeks, the Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky is seeing an increase in visitors.
The overnight shelter in Newport, dubbed the RCF Facility, has had to adjust their hours, according to ESNKY Executive Director Kim Webb.
Usually it opens at 5:30 p.m. for those needing a place to stay, but Monday they started intake an hour early, and workers are checking the gate for new entrants more regularly than before.