Gainesville’s Cold Night Shelter Program anticipated Dec. 28-31

Press release from City of Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – City of Gainesville officials anticipate severe weather conditions, including temperatures below 45 degrees Fahrenheit during evening hours Thursday, Dec. 28-Sunday, Dec. 31. The anticipated temperatures will lead to the activation of the city’s Cold Night Shelter (CNS) Program, and it is expected to remain in effect until overnight low temperatures rise above 45 F. The CNS program normally runs from Nov. 1 through March 31.

St. Francis House and GRACE Marketplace at the Empowerment Center will provide Cold Night Shelter services to people in need of shelter as long as overnight temperatures remain below 45 F. The CNS program providers serve additional persons in need of shelter so that families and individuals desiring shelter will have a warm place to stay. St. Francis House provides temporary shelter that is appropriate for families, women and children. GRACE Marketplace primarily serves individual adults.

  • In case Ward or some of the others who’ve been inviting the homeless to town are looking to provide some with a warm place to stay, there’s several peeps around the Tourism office, the old Harvest Thyme Cafe, and Admin Building.
    Who am I kidding, they’ll be hunkered down in their homes with the usual blinders on.

    • You know Mayor back-Ward ain’t about to give up none of his pizza to the homeless. Heck Mayor back-Ward won’t even say let them eat cake because he already ate the cake also

  • Hence the sudden rise in court bails, so our precious suspects don’t freeze or go south in winters 👹🤡🤑🍦🍦🍦D

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