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“When we first got going, we had a couple of starts and stops … and as we were learning how to do this, sometimes our venues would close down because of COVIID or whatever reason, and we made changes in the beginning,” said Godfrey. More people started coming out once they saw the plan that the kitchen was using for its meals every Tuesday and Thursday night. “The procedure was the same every time, so it made it easier for them to keep track, so then I think our numbers started to go up,” said Godfrey. Rather than having the sit-down meal that they have had in previous years, the Warm Welcome Kitchen handed out prepared meals to clients, who had to line up.
But meals haven’t always been its focus. Warm Welcome started in 2012 as a shelter, providing a place to stay for the homeless in the community during the winter months. Not only was it a refuge for those who couldn’t afford a place to live, but it was a needed service for those who came to the community to work but couldn’t find a home at a time when Estevan had no available rental properties. But in the fall of 2017, Warm Welcome pivoted, and switched its shelter to a community kitchen, where people come to enjoy a hot meal and fellowship.
Warm Welcome Kitchen will continue supporting their patrons all the way through the winter and into the spring. As they ve always done in the past, they will take a break over the holidays starting Dec. 17, and they will start back on Jan. 5, 2021. The general situation at the kitchen since the beginning of the 2020-21 season has been good. So far it s going really well. We had a lot of changes because of COVID, and one of our churches shut down and we had to move. But all in all, it s going really well. I think we are serving about 50 people each time, said Wendy Godfrey, who is the chairperson of the Warm Welcome board.