Sneakers, snacks and shelter - CAM event connects homeless to services in San Antonio
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Andrew Wright, who has been living in a tent near the Interstate 37 overpass, tries on a new pair of shoes he received at an outreach event on March 16, 2021, at Christian Assistance Ministry near downtown San Antonio.Jessica Phelps /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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John Mellow sweeps the area around his friends’ tents under the Interstate 37 overpass near McCullough, east of downtown San Antonio. Mellow says he does so to keep things as clean as possible and make living conditions just a little better. On March 16, 2021, word had spread that the encampment was to be removed soon, as it had been in early February.Jessica Phelps /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
We push forward - volunteers scrambling to help homeless out of the cold
Feb. 17, 2021
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Isabella Schultz warms up in the back of volunteer Valerie Salas’ car as she head to a shelter. Salas is one of the outreach workers getting people off the streets into warm shelters.Jessica Phelps /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Valerie Salas, director of outreach at Christian Assistance Ministries, tries to no avail to book a hotel for a client for the night to keep them safe.Jessica Phelps /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Scott, a homeless man, talks with outreach professionals from CAM and Centro who came to check on him and drop off some food.Jessica Phelps /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Currently Reading It will get dicey: San Antonio weathers a second day of arctic cold and power outages - and braces for more
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Art Liming brushes his the snow off his driveway on the Northeast Side with a broom on Tuesday. Liming’s power went out that morning and his water has been working intermittently.Jessica Phelps /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Damien Charles cooks brunch for his family outside his home on Tuesday. Charles’s water pipes broke and he and his family lost their power Tuesday morning. San Antonio has seen the lowest temperatures since 1989 this week.Jessica Phelps /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less