MENDOCINO Co., 2/25/17 — The Mendocino Coast Hospitality Center’s Extreme Weather Shelter is in danger of imminent closure due to lack of funds, and a Go Fund Me account has been set up to keep the doors open. The Center is requesting $15,000 and at the time of publication, $725 had been raised in the first hour since the page was started.
There is currently only enough funding for the shelter to operate for a few more days due to the frequency of stormy weather this winter, the Shelter’s announcement states. The Extreme Weather Shelter is typically open during extremely cold or rainy nights and serves between 10 – 25 people nightly, although this year the shelter has housed higher numbers of people this year than in the past. As of January 15, the shelter was also serving a daily hot meal at 3pm each day to anyone in the community that needed it. County grants, private donations, and facilities donated from the Faith Community usually cover the shelter’s operating costs.
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