Monday, May 31, 2010
Owensboro Homeless Shelter In The Red
KENTRUCKY...
A 70-bed homeless shelter in Kentucky's third-largest city may not make it to its 90th anniversary next year. Becky Hagan, head of the Boulware Mission in downtown Owensboro, said the shelter is running up to $30,000 a month behind in donations.
To make ends meet, the mission has been dipping into its nest egg. The shelter is the oldest in Owensboro and was started in May, 1921 by Milton "Miss Mitt" Fontaine Boulware, an elementary school teacher who raised $2,500 to get it going. It is one of Owensboro's four homeless shelters, all of which are full most nights. Combined, there are enough beds for 238 homeless people each night.
A 70-bed homeless shelter in Kentucky's third-largest city may not make it to its 90th anniversary next year. Becky Hagan, head of the Boulware Mission in downtown Owensboro, said the shelter is running up to $30,000 a month behind in donations.
To make ends meet, the mission has been dipping into its nest egg. The shelter is the oldest in Owensboro and was started in May, 1921 by Milton "Miss Mitt" Fontaine Boulware, an elementary school teacher who raised $2,500 to get it going. It is one of Owensboro's four homeless shelters, all of which are full most nights. Combined, there are enough beds for 238 homeless people each night.
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