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SHALOM is serving 24 guests, 16 men and eight women, this week, pushing the total to 127, 85 men, 41 women and one child, Fugate said.
Last year the average stay per guest was 20 nights and the average age was 42. The youngest was 2 months and the oldest was 67.
This week the homeless are being sheltered at Stratford Heights Church of God and will relocate next week to Quest Church.
The homeless are picked up every day at the SHALOM office at First United Methodist Church, 120 S. Broad St. Daily intakes are performed from 4-5 p.m. and the homeless are transported from the church every day at 5 p.m., then are returned to the office at 8 a.m. the next day.
Here is the remaining hosting schedule for the 2019-2020 season at SHALOM:
Feb. 23-29: Quest Church
March 1-7: The Gathering
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