Emergency men’s shelter opens in Harrisburg to help during snow storm
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
An overnight shelter for men has temporarily opened at Gospel Fellowship Church at 1635 N. 7th St. in Harrisburg.
The shelter is a temporary one, and designed to help men have a safe and warm place to go during the snow storm. It is open from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. through Friday. There are also plans in place to make it a daytime shelter if that’s needed.
The shelter will be run by Christian Churches United and Gospel Fellowship Church. It was organized with Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness, Dauphin County Human Services and the City of Harrisburg. An emergency winter shelter for women is also open at Grace United Methodist Church at 216 State St. in Harrisburg.