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Due to COVID-19 safety guidelines, the night shelter at Emmanuel Bethel Church, located near Woodward Avenue and Normandy Road, can accommodate a maximum of 30 guests. The rotating shelter includes nine churches and runs through February. More volunteers are needed to be overnight hosts and to clean.
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Royal Oak night shelter opens and seeks more volunteers
Rotating shelter will run through Feb. 28
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ROYAL OAK Public and private entities throughout Oakland County have been working together to solve the problem of providing a winter night shelter to the homeless population during a global pandemic. The rotating night shelter program, established in 1993, initially was canceled this year due to COVID-19.
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Mental health issues, COVID-19 contribute to homelessness
‘Each night in Oakland County, there’s somewhere between 350 and 500 people who are literally homeless, and there’s about 150 shelter beds’ By: Mark Vest | C&G Newspapers | Published December 15, 2020
The HOPE Hospitality and Warming Center in Pontiac currently has three shelter options for individuals without a home.
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OAKLAND COUNTY There is never a good time to be homeless, but with the arrival of cold weather, life has gotten even tougher for some Michiganders.
One of the places that can provide help and shelter is the HOPE Hospitality & Warming Center in Pontiac; HOPE stands for Helping Oakland’s People Everyday.