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INDIANAPOLIS — Before the snow started falling Sunday , the Wheeler Mission Women and Children's Shelter was already getting people out of the winter storm. "We've gotten lots of calls of people saying 'hey can we come in?'" Bethany Larocco, Director of Family and Extended Services. While the shelter serves hundreds everyday, the staff was ready for many more to come in this week.
"All three buildings have plenty of supplies, plenty of food," she said. "Our job here in the community is making sure we are here and available for the people we serve." Through the city's winter contingency plan, this shelter is focused on bringing in more single women.
While they want to get them out of the snow, they are also getting ready for the colder temperatures later in the week. The support won't stop at the shelter, as staff will have enough warm clothes and supplies when people leave. But they encourage women to stay as long as they need to.
"Our hope is that if you choose to stay we want you to be safe over the next couple of days," she said. Even though this women's shelter is focused on single women during this time, families in need of a warm place to stay are encouraged to go to the new warming shelter at the former IPS School 68 off of 21st Street and Emerson Avenue or call 211..
