Community Corner
Homeless Need Winter Supplies
With cold weather coming on, the Bill Mehr Drop-In Center for the homeless needs blankets and other winter supplies to help prevent hypothermia.
As the digits on the thermometer drop, the weather can be not only uncomfortable, but dangerous for those without a home to live in. The Bill Mehr Drop-In Center accepts donations of blankets, coats and warm winter clothes to help the area's homeless.
The most important needs right now are blankets and thermal underwear for both men and women, volunteer Yvonne William said. Waterproof winter work boots are also needed. The center cannot accept large bulk donations because they do not have room to store them, so for a current list of specific needs, check the center's website.
The center is operated by the Cooperative Council of Ministries, a group of 27 churches in the eastern Prince William County area. It is run out of the county's winter hypothermia shelter, which is open from Nov. 1 through March 1 for those who need it to escape the cold every night from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
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