WHECTV Created: January 29, 2021 09:17 AM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) With bitter cold temperatures expected to linger throughout the weekend, the Open Door Mission issued a Code Blue alert. The organization is preparing for an influx of people at high risk for suffering hypothermia and frostbite.
Anna Valeria-Iseman, executive director of the Open Door Mission, wants people to know that there s somewhere for them to seek shelter day or night.
The Samaritan House Crisis Center, located at 210 Main St., is one of two warming centers in the city. Its doors are open 24 hours a day to help the homeless community, and meals and warm clothes are provided to those who seek shelter.
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“ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3” TPP made a complex renovation and provided new equipment to the “Samaritan House” Crisis Center, managed by the “Samaritans Association”, Stara Zagora. The donation will provide more safety and peace to the people in need at the center and will facilitate their access to quality social services, whose importance is growing in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As part of the renovation work, the laundry and ironing room in the Samaritan House was repainted, heated and furnished with modern equipment. The rest room for the staff, who are on 24-hour duty, was furnished with new furniture and appliances. The crisis center already has a separate isolation area, necessary for the pandemic. The area includes a room, fully furnished with comfortable furniture and everything necessary for a full stay, as well as adjacent renovated and refurbished bathroom and toilet.