Unexpected cold weather challenges fire fighters and shelters to accomodate more homeless in South Georgia (Image courest mysouthwestga)
Ronnie Mathis with the South Georgia Coalition to End Homelessness says the homeless population has increased significantly in the past year.
“It’s our responsibility to make sure that none of the homeless people in our region are outside this time of year so the homeless don’t get frost bitten or anything like that.”
Mathis says cities in South Georgia do their best to keep the homeless out of dangerous vacant or dilapidated buildings. But recent fires in Albany show that the homeless still use them to keep warm.
