Floating Winter Shelter Brings Georgetowners and Homeless Together
The Georgetown Ministry Center's floating winter shelter moves every 3 weeks to provide the homeless with meals and warmth during the winter season.
A group of Georgetown young professionals will spend their Saturday night making dinner and dining with the homeless. “We pass the homeless on the street every day,” Katie Novaria, a member of Georgetown Presbyterian Church (GPC). “But we rarely get the chance to hear about their lives or have a conversation with them.” Gunther Stern, executive director of Georgetown Ministry Center (GMC), with various Georgetown clergy members and residents, developed the idea of a November to March shelter. It is open from 7p.m. to 7a.m. and provides dinner, beds, breakfast and conversation. Nearly 10 years later, the program still continues to provide shelter for some of Georgetown’s homeless population. Check out this video of Stern and Grace Church's …
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Shaun Courtney
2:13 pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013
haha I can see where the headline might lead you to believe that. And BOY would that be a story! (if anyone knows about such a barge, please let me know...). Thanks for sharing your experience. -Shaun more ›