Name: Debbie
Hometown: South Bend
Date of Observation: February 16, 2017
Location: Kraz Weather Amnesty Building
Type of Observation: Interview
A member of The Vineyard Church who helps out Weather Amnesty
Key Takeaways:
- the church and the community do a lot for the homeless here in South Bend
- There are many different programs but are not all coordinated
- Weather Amnesty moved every year for the first years and one year it was so far away from the location that served dinner that some people would have to choose between a place to sleep and dinner
- Weather Amnesty was started because someone froze to death
- There are waiting lists at Hope Ministries and at The Center for the Homeless
- Other programs will only take the people who did not get into Weather Amnesty if it is life threatening levels of cold