{"id":53370,"date":"2025-12-05T22:28:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T22:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/53370\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T22:28:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T22:28:17","slug":"erie-day-shelters-see-surge-in-demand-as-temperatures-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/53370\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie day shelters see surge in demand as temperatures drop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With temperatures dropping into the teens and single digits this week, Erie\u2019s day shelters are seeing more people come through their doors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Staff at the Upper Room said that the cold spell has pushed demand higher than usual, with many looking for a warm place to stay for the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/digital-first\/digital-exclusive\/pennsylvania-invests-3m-to-supply-free-period-products-in-schools\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pennsylvania invests $3M to supply free period products in schools;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> Pennsylvania invests $3M to supply free period products in schools <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Saunders McLauren, the executive director for the Upper Room, said that they get more people in the evening, so they try and coordinate with other businesses to help out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIn the evening time, though, obviously there is a lot more people, because we coincide with the overflow shelter,\u201d McLauren said. \u201cWe have a bus that comes to take people to the overflow shelter. We extended our hours till 7:00 p.m. until the overflow shelter opens, so people can go straight from here to there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/digital-first\/digital-exclusive\/students-to-design-erie-countys-2026-election-stickers\/?ipid=promo-link-block2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Students to design Erie County\u2019s 2026 election stickers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> Students to design Erie County\u2019s 2026 election stickers <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">McLauren said that donations are always welcome this time of year, as they tend to go through a lot of coats, boots and gloves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On average, the Upper Room sees 20 to 40 people a day. However, with the cold spell, they are up to 60.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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