Homeless shelters prepare for increased need during winter amid COVID-19
Posted: Dec 12, 2020 9:58 AM ET | Last Updated: December 12, 2020 Street Help on Wyandotte Street East is serving 300 people a day, an increase of 125 before the pandemic.(Dale Molnar/CBC) "Food is good. You feel blessed to be alive. I know I do," said Patrick Grope, sitting outside the Street Help soup kitchen on Wyandotte Street East. Grope has been homeless for just over a week. He sleeps at the Downtown Mission and also comes to Street Help for food. He is about to experience his first winter without a roof over his head. "Not looking forward to it. I prefer to have my own place for me,...
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