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Wausau organizations are helping the homeless escape freezing temperatures
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30-year-old Paulita Sedilo has been homeless for a few years now in Wausau. It was rough, I have gotten sick, I have had frost bite in the past, Sedilo said.
During the day Sedilo and a few others are able to have a warm place to stay at Open Door before the Wausau warming shelter opens up.
Open Door is a non profit organization in Wausau which lets people come in at 5 am and offers them clothing, a warm snack and a drink. They just need the second chance to be able to make better choices and get that help. If we can provide it, there is no reason not to, said Ann Drow the executive director at Open Door.
Wausau PDâs new officer working with the homeless is changing how the city handles the homeless
Officer Eric Lemirand is the officer working with Wausau s homeless population.
Officer Eric Lemirand walked into the police station on the cityâs near east side on a Friday afternoon on the phone. Heâs speaking with someone who is working their way out of homelessness, and heâs late for his appointment with me.Â
Itâs totally understandable. A big part of his day is spent working with Wausauâs homeless population, and that often means he is constantly taking and returning calls. âI am busier doing this than I was on patrol taking calls,â Lemirand tells me as we ride in his squad car, a black SUV with Police written across the side, down Scott Street.Â