By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostWith the cold weather seemingly here to stay for the winter, officials with Community Missions in St. Joseph are opening up cold weather shelters. Executive Director Rachael Bittiker says last year the cold weather shelters served 96 different homeless men around St. Joseph. And this year, Bittiker says, Community Missions is also opening up the shelter to homeless women"As far as women goes, we do know that there's a significant need for that for the fact that the women numbers are increasing living on our streets as well," Bittiker tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post.The shelters first opened doors on Wednesday night, welcoming in 12 people to stay out of the cold"Which is actually really surprising considering that we really didn't advertise too well and that being the first night, and also with us doing the construction of the new cold weather shelter," Bittiker says. The cold weather shelter only opens its doors when night temperatur
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By TOMMY REZAC
St. Joseph Post
COVID-19 has had a significant financial impact on people all across the United States and the world.
Millions of Americans lost their jobs, and therefore, struggled to pay for basic needs like rent and utility bills. Buchanan County was no exception.
The Community Action Partnership of Greater St. Joseph has fielded an average of 200-300 calls per day from people in need of rental or utility assistance.
Rachael Bittiker, the director of community development and public relations for CAP St. Joe, says the stimulus payments, including the $1,400 in the latest round of COVID relief from Congress, helps temporarily.
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