FOR the second year running, Safe Shelter ACT will be unable to open its doors to homeless men due to COVID-19 concerns, but the organisation is working on other ways to give those in need a safe and warm respite this winter.
Providing a free overnight safe haven for homeless men in Canberra since 2010, the shelter’s operation this year was dependent on the completion of the national vaccine rollout, something still a while away yet.
Despite the news, Safe Shelter ACT will be looking at alternative strategies to assist the homeless in Canberra in finding safety this winter.
Safe Shelter will continue to provide practical support to rough sleepers who use the Red Cross Roadhouse, which provides free meals, and Early Morning Centre at the City Uniting Church, which offers food, shelter and healthcare, said Safe Shelter ACT coordinator Richard Griffiths.