Loaves and Fishes preparing to operate as cooling center during high summer temperatures
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The Harlingen shelter Loaves and Fishes is getting ready to see more people come through its doors to cool off from the summer heat.
"Obviously, the heat is an issue for anybody that lives out in the street full time,” shelter director Donald Crouse said. “It's very easy to tuck into air conditioning for most of us, but some of these folks don't have that option."
The summer months are some of the busiest times of the year for Loaves and Fishes. During the season, average capacity ranges from 40 to 60 percent.
Temperatures must reach at least 106 degrees before the shelter can operate as a cooling center. The shelter will operate from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on those days.
“Just like we did in the winter when it got extremely cold, when it gets extremely hot we're going to open up again," Crouse said. “The community can come in and cool off if they need it."
Loaves and Fishes is expecting to see an uptick in demand through August.
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