Only 5% of North Texas restaurants opened this week because of storm and water issues. Some fear mom and pop places won't survive this and the pandemic.
At the Presbyterian Night Shelter, beds are now spread out six feet apart, which means a lot fewer of them. COVID has had a dramatic impact on everything we do,” said Presbyterian CEO Toby Owen. “Back in March, we had to reduce our men s capacity by 50% and women s capacity by about 30%. We were in a position we ve never had to do before. We had to turn people away because of space.
Capacity has increased a little since then, but it s still a challenge.
Homeless people are just starting to get vaccinated, and Owen said his clients’ rate of infection is actually lower than the rest of the population.
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Over in Denton County, Texas, Chris Bailey once again but on his sleeping bag drive. He has been donating sleeping bags to homeless shelters throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area for five years now. Chris asks people to donate a high quality sleeping bag and you can ship it straight to his door.
Chris recommends ordering a Coleman sleeping bag for $35 because those ones are rated for as low as 20 degree weather. Every year in Dallas-Fort Worth, multiple homeless folks literally freeze to death., and a sleeping bag can literally save a life, said Chris Bailey, the organizer of the sleeping bag drive. He started the drive the day after Christmas this year and so far has around 1,200 sleeping bags. Last year he got 769 bags and it looks like he may double his efforts this year.
Leadership Strategies For Sticking Together While Staying Apart
Michele Wheeler, president and COO of Jackson-Shaw, says the best way to stay connected involves gratitude and giving.
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Michele Wheeler
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Commercial Real Estate
December 30, 2020
1:08 pm
As we approach the new year, it’s a good time to reflect on the importance of gratitude and giving. These last 10 months have changed how we live, work and play, but one key lesson we have learned from COVID-19 is that we can still stick together while staying apart.
Michele Wheeler
No doubt, the pandemic profoundly and directly impacts commercial real estate through quarantines, shutdowns, social distancing, supply chain disruptions, and loss of consumer confidence. CRE and the overall economy will rebound. The speed with which the country and the industry emerge from the crisis depends on the availability and adoption of vaccines, patience with masks and social distancing, monetary stimulus, and stabilizing the