The challenges of being homeless on the streets of Seattle will get even tougher in the coming days.
Overnight temperatures are expected to plunge through the weekend, which could put added pressure on shelter providers.
Across King County, shelter providers maintain about 5,300 emergency shelter beds throughout the year. Over the coming days, nonprofits have been able to add at least 90 additional beds in Seattle and another 25 beds in Bellevue due to cold weather concerns. There are also a couple of dozen beds that opened up on a temporary basis in Snoqualmie Valley as well.
Smiley pointed to another addition that will make a difference this winter. Fred Meyer/QFC recently donated an all-wheel-drive van to help the nonprofit ministry deliver critical supplies at hard-to-reach encampments, especially in the snow or mud.
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