New Castle County hotel-turned-homeless shelter opens just in time for winter storm
Those experiencing homelessness in New Castle County have a safe and warm place to go just in time for the first winter storm of the season. The former Sheraton hotel on Airport Road near New Castle, which was purchased at auction by the county with $19.5 million in federal CARES Act money, officially opened its doors Tuesday as an emergency shelter during the pandemic, less than a month after settlement. It's now called the New Castle County Hope Center. Friendship House, which is running Code Purple operations from the shelter, picked up the first guests at 11 a.m. Tuesday. A total of 70 gu...
Source: wdel.com