Lousiville nonprofits work to help homeless find permanent housing Share Updated: 9:16 PM EST Feb 18, 2021 Share Updated: 9:16 PM EST Feb 18, 2021
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Show Transcript STOPPING THERE AS PLANS TO PROVIDE PERMANENT HOUSING ARE NOW IN THE WORKS. REPORTER: TWO WEEKS OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IN JEFFERSON COUNTY HAS THRUSTED LOCAL NON-PROFITS INTO OVERDRIVE, AS THEY WORK TO AID LOUISVILLE’S MOST VULNERABLE. THIS IS NOT THE WEATHER THAT YOU WANT TO BE STAYING OUTSIDE. THIS IS WEATHER WHERE PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY FREEZE TO DEATH. WAYSIDE CHRISTIAN MISSIO SALVATION ARMY OF LOUISVILLE, AND THE HEALING PLACE OPENED THEIR DOORS THIS WEEK TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR THOSE IN NEED THE CO-FOUNDER OF JACOB’S LADDER OUTREACH MYLANTHA WILLIAMS SAYS THE SITUATION CALLS FOR EVERYO TO STEP UP. WE’VE FOCUSED ON GETTING FOLKS INSIDE JUST KIND OF BEEN STOPPING, SEEING WHAT FOLKS NEED, MAKE SURE THEY HAVE HEAT. REPORTER: BUT GETTING PEOPLE INSIDE WAS