Warming Shelters open in Wilco during cold snap

  • Melvin Orsack waits for the warming shelter to open at San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Wednesday evening, February 19, 2025. The shelter will be open until 9 a.m. on Saturday. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Melvin Orsack waits for the warming shelter to open at San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Wednesday evening, February 19, 2025. The shelter will be open until 9 a.m. on Saturday. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Jeffrey Jenkins is bundled up as he waits for the warming shelter to open at San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Wednesday evening, February 19, 2025. The shelter will be open until 9 a.m. on Saturday. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Jeffrey Jenkins is bundled up as he waits for the warming shelter to open at San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Wednesday evening, February 19, 2025. The shelter will be open until 9 a.m. on Saturday. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Jeffrey Jenkins finds comfort in the warming shelter at San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Wednesday evening, February 19, 2025.
    Jeffrey Jenkins finds comfort in the warming shelter at San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Wednesday evening, February 19, 2025.
  • Kristina Nicol spends time with her dog named Justice as they find comfort together in the warming shelter at San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Wednesday evening, February 19, 2025.
    Kristina Nicol spends time with her dog named Justice as they find comfort together in the warming shelter at San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Wednesday evening, February 19, 2025.
  • David Valdez enjoys an evening meal in the warming shelter at San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Wednesday evening, February 19, 2025.
    David Valdez enjoys an evening meal in the warming shelter at San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Wednesday evening, February 19, 2025.
  • A man sleeps in a warming shelter at St. James Episcopal Church on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. The shelter is overseen by Taylor CAN (Center for Assistance and Navigation). With temperatures dipping into the teens, the shelter provides a place to sleep and receive sustenance through the frigid weather. It will be open at 7th and Davis Streets through noon on Saturday. Interested parties can donate to Taylor CAN two ways, Venmo@StJTaylorTX or via Paypal, donate@ TaylorCAN.org. Photo by Andy Sharp
    A man sleeps in a warming shelter at St. James Episcopal Church on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. The shelter is overseen by Taylor CAN (Center for Assistance and Navigation). With temperatures dipping into the teens, the shelter provides a place to sleep and receive sustenance through the frigid weather. It will be open at 7th and Davis Streets through noon on Saturday. Interested parties can donate to Taylor CAN two ways, Venmo@StJTaylorTX or via Paypal, donate@ TaylorCAN.org. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Taylor CAN member Lisa Stiles Drummond visits with Armando Robles at St. James Episcopal Church on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. The shelter is overseen by Taylor CAN (Center for Assistance and Navigation).
    Taylor CAN member Lisa Stiles Drummond visits with Armando Robles at St. James Episcopal Church on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. The shelter is overseen by Taylor CAN (Center for Assistance and Navigation).
  • homas Williams finds comfort in a warm place at St. James Episcopal Church on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
    homas Williams finds comfort in a warm place at St. James Episcopal Church on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
  • Michael Joseph Mann reads from the Bible while being in a warm place at St. James Episcopal Church on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
    Michael Joseph Mann reads from the Bible while being in a warm place at St. James Episcopal Church on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
  • Michael Joseph Mann finds comfort in a warm place at St. James Episcopal Church on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
    Michael Joseph Mann finds comfort in a warm place at St. James Episcopal Church on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
  • Church pastor Terry Pierce helps out in the warming center at St. James Episcopal Church on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
    Church pastor Terry Pierce helps out in the warming center at St. James Episcopal Church on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.

    Georgetown's San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship warming shelter opened Wednesday, February 19 and will be open until 9 a.m. on Saturday to help while a cold front drops temperatures into the 20s and lower 30s.  

    In Taylor, a similar shelter opened in St. James Episcopal Church on February 19.  The shelter is overseen by Taylor CAN (Center for Assistance and Navigation).  With temperatures dipping into the teens, the shelter provides a place to sleep and receive sustenance through the frigid weather.  It will be open at Seventh and Davis Streets through noon on Saturday.   Interested parties can donate to Taylor CAN two ways, Venmo@StJTaylorTX or via Paypal, donate@ TaylorCAN.org.   

    Photos by Andy Sharp  

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