“With the bitterly cold weather this week and what’s forecasted for this weekend we have seen a significant increase in the number of individuals coming to the mission for shelter at night.”
Dan Skoglund is the Executive Director of the Muskegon Rescue Mission. He says that with the most recent bout of winter weather, the need for warmth and shelter for those without is great.
“They need somewhere to sleep, get out of the weather, for food, and our community resource center during the day. We’ve been averaging about 130 people a night in our shelters.”
Skoglund says that while that number is high, thanks to community support, no one has ever been turned away due to a lack of resources.
“The demand is way up and because of community support we’ve been able to meet that demand. We’re serving over 200 meals a day just in our shelters, and another 100 meals a day in our community resource building, and we are completely funded by the community, so the support has been phenomenal.”
Looking ahead, Skoglund says that the Mission anticipates they’ll be able to continue meeting the needs of the Muskegon community throughout the remainder of the winter.
You can help the Muskegon Rescue Mission by donating food and clothes in person or monetarily online at MuskegonMission.org
