{"id":65799,"date":"2019-07-08T01:49:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T01:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/faith-based-alliance-seeks-temporary-shelters-for-homeless\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:46:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:46:03","slug":"faith-based-alliance-seeks-temporary-shelters-for-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/faith-based-alliance-seeks-temporary-shelters-for-homeless\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith-based alliance seeks temporary shelters for homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A Durango faith-based alliance is working to set up day and night emergency shelters for homeless residents. The shelters would operate November through March.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

A Durango faith-based alliance is working to set up temporary day and night shelters to offer homeless residents a refuge next winter.<\/p>\n

The Neighbors in Need Alliance plans to set up the shelters by November, said Caroline Kinser, an organizer with the group. The alliance was established this spring<\/a> by volunteers from St. Mark\u2019s Episcopal Church who are working with about 20 other churches on the effort.<\/p>\n

The need for the shelters \u201chad been simmering for a long time,\u201d Kinser said.<\/p>\n

The group came together after a harsh winter left some homeless residents camping in several feet of snow. The shelters would be open November through March and accept homeless residents with substance addictions, she said.<\/p>\n

The group does not plan to duplicate the Durango Community Shelter,<\/a> which is operated by the Volunteers of America or housing offered by any other nonprofit. The community shelter houses families and homeless residents who are sober.<\/p>\n

For now, the shelters would operate for a single winter, Kinser said.<\/p>\n

The group has not yet found a building for the shelters, she said, but it is working with a real estate agent and considering publicly owned properties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are investigating any possibility anybody has suggested to us,\u201d Kinser said.<\/p>\n

Alliance members also are researching models for emergency shelters and working with homeless residents to shape the plans for the shelters, she said.<\/p>\n

The internal structure of the alliance also is being established, she said.<\/p>\n

St. Mark\u2019s plans to handle donations, but fundraising hasn\u2019t started in earnest because the alliance hasn\u2019t identified sites for the shelters, she said.<\/p>\n

The local reception to the alliance\u2019s ideas has been warm, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe enthusiasm is super-encouraging,\u201d Kinser said.<\/p>\n

To volunteer with the alliance, email office@stmarksdurango.com<\/a><\/p>\n

mshinn@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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