Missoula’s Poverello Center and the Johnson Street Shelter are the two primary placed where homeless individuals can find food and shelter during the winter.
As temperatures plummet and the wind chill factor heads below zero, Missoula’s Temporary Safe Outdoor Space (TSOS) camp is in desperate need of help in keeping their residents warm.
City of Missoula staff, working together over the past few days with the Poverello Center helped homeless people camping illegally on Cedar Street find alternative shelter.
Citing cold nights ahead, the Poverello Center and City of Missoula announced during a City Council meeting on Wednesday that the Johnson Street Warming Center will remain open through the month of April.
With winter arriving early in Missoula, the City of Missoula has been working for the last several weeks to open an Emergency Winter Shelter on North Avenue West.