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Flathead Warming Center opens permanent new location
The Flathead Warming Center s new location along North Meridian Road has the capacity for 40 people.
and last updated 2020-12-23 12:36:28-05
KALISPELL â The Flathead Warming Center in Kalispell opened its new permanent location to those in need on Monday.
The Center had been using the Faith Lutheran Church in Kalispell as a transition location, which could shelter 35 people each night.
But the new location along North Meridian Road has the capacity for 40 individuals.
Flathead Warming Center co-founder Luke Heffernan says that with the help of 35 community members the center was able to move mattresses and bed frames into the new space.
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The new warming shelter in Bozeman can accommodate 60 people with physical distancing. The previous facility could shelter 43 people before the COVID-19 pandemic. photo from Dec. 04, 2020
Community leaders across the state are preparing for more people who might need access to a homeless shelter this year. The state’s moratorium on evictions amid the pandemic expires this month and shelters in Montana have already seen greater demand from years of cost of living increases in the state.
More than 36,000 households in Montana were behind on mortgage payments last month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Nearly the same amount were also behind on rent.
Flathead Warming Center moving to new location, open before Christmas
The new center aims to open before Christmas
and last updated 2020-12-13 12:00:15-05
KALISPELL â Just in time for the holidays and cold weather, The Flathead Warming Center in Kalispell has finished raising $750,000 for a permanent location.
The nonprofit provides emergency shelter beds for homeless community members.
During the transition to a permanent location, it has been operating out of Faith Lutheran Church in Kalispell and can shelter 35 individuals each night.
The new facility, located on North Meridian Road in Kalispell, will be operational by Dec. 21.
Executive Director Tonya Horn says that the hard work is not over, but is grateful for the generosity of the community.
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