Cold Weather Shelter Status: OPEN 1/14
If the cold weather shelter is going to open to receive guests on a given night, we will post it here shortly after noon and by 1PM.
Guests must sign in between 8PM-10PM at First Baptist Church (1111 Fort Street) on nights that the shelter is open. If no guests have signed in by 10PM, we will close the shelter for the evening.
Cold Weather Shelter
The Ellis County Ministerial Alliance is working with First Baptist Church of Hays and others to provide a cold weather shelter this winter, provided we can get enough volunteers to run it. The shelter would only open when the temperature outside gets cold enough to present severe risk to people and only if people show up during the shelter's opening hours to use it overnight.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
TRAINING SESSIONS
People wanting to volunteer for the Cold Weather Shelter will need to attend a training provided to us through High Plains Mental Health Center. This training will be on de-escalation, safety procedures, and more. It is required that you be trained before volunteering. Fill out the form at the link below to let us know that you plan to attend our LAST training session that will be offered.
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*Signing up for training does not automatically sign you up to volunteer. If you are skeptical and just looking to learn more information, this is the perfect place to begin.