It's the worst weather for homeless people, other than freezing temperatures.
When you're homeless, and your clothes get wet, you have nowhere to dry your clothes. If your shoes are wet, you have to wear them.
There are some day shelters that have washers and driers, but not enough for everyone.
The Pine Street Inn used to have some laundry facilities, but they stopped being available to guests in the last few months. I don't know why; it could be that all of the machines broke and the shelter doesn't have the money to fix them.
Copyright L. Kochman, December 29, 2016 @ 10:36 p.m.
