Yakima County donated six adult outdoor shelters, which fit about 11 people in each. Being homeless can be really, really bad, but being homeless in the snow, is awful and life-threatening, said Yakima Union Gospel Mission C.E.O., Mike Johnson.
The Gospel Mission installed heat and insulation to shelters just in time for the first snowfall said Johnson.
âWe wouldnât be able to have a safe, warm place for people when the snow starts falling, and we already had so many extra deaths this year among the homeless population, I just canât imagine how worse it would be without the generosity of our community, said Johnson.