Organizations Providing Housing for Homeless Iowans Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

Iowa homeless shelters are working to find ways to make sure all Iowans have a safe place to distance themselves as COVID-19 continues to spread in Iowa.

METRO HOMELESS SHELTERS AREMETRO HOMELESS SHELTERS ARESCRAMBLING TO FIND WAYS TO MAKEMETRO HOMELESS SHELTERS ARESCRAMBLING TO FIND WAYS TO MAKESURESCRAMBLING TO FIND WAYS TO MAKESURESUREALL IOWANS HAVE A SAFE PLACE TOALL IOWANS HAVE A SAFE PLACE TODISTANCE THEMSELVES AS COVID-19ALL IOWANS HAVE A SAFE PLACE TODISTANCE THEMSELVES AS COVID-19CASESDISTANCE THEMSELVES AS COVID-19CASESCASESCONTINUE TO GROW IN IOWA ...THERE ARE SO MANY INDIVIDUALSTHERE ARE SO MANY INDIVIDUALSLIVING IN HOMELESSNESS AND WHATTHERE ARE SO MANY INDIVIDUALSLIVING IN HOMELESSNESS AND WHATWE KNOW ISLIVING IN HOMELESSNESS AND WHATWE KNOW ISLIVING IN HOMELESSNESS AND WHATWE KNOW ISTHAT THEY ARE REALLY CLOSELIVING IN HOMELESSNESS AND WHATWE KNOW ISTHAT THEY ARE REALLY CLOSETOGETHERWE KNOW ISTHAT THEY ARE REALLY CLOSETOGETHERTHAT THEY ARE REALLY CLOSETOGETHERTOGETHERSO IN PARTNERSHIP WE ARESO IN PARTNERSHIP WE ARESO IN PARTNERSHIP WE ARESPREADING THOSE FOLKS ACROSSSO IN PARTNERSHIP WE ARESPREADING THOSE FOLKS ACROSSINTO DIFFERENTSPREADING THOSE FOLKS ACROSSINTO DIFFERENTINTO DIFFERENTAPARTMENTS AND THEY NEED STUFF.APARTMENTS AND THEY NEED STUFF.GOODWILL OF CENTRAL IOWA ISAPARTMENTS AND THEY NEED STUFF.GOODWILL OF CENTRAL IOWA ISPARTNERING WITH CENTRAL IOWAGOODWILL OF CENTRAL IOWA ISPARTNERING WITH CENTRAL IOWAGOODWILL OF CENTRAL IOWA ISPARTNERING WITH CENTRAL IOWASHELTER ANDPARTNERING WITH CENTRAL IOWASHELTER ANDSHELTER ANDSERVICES TO IMPLEMENT ANSERVICES TO IMPLEMENT ANEMERGENCY PLAN FOR MEMBERS INSERVICES TO IMPLEMENT ANEMERGENCY PLAN FOR MEMBERS INTHEEMERGENCY PLAN FOR MEMBERS INTHETHEHOMELESS COMMUNITY AT A HIGHERHOMELESS COMMUNITY AT A HIGHERRISK DUE TO THEIR AGE ORHOMELESS COMMUNITY AT A HIGHERRISK DUE TO THEIR AGE ORUNDERLYING HEALTHRISK DUE TO THEIR AGE ORUNDERLYING HEALTHUNDERLYING HEALTHUNDERLYING HEALTHCONDITION...CONDITION...CONDITION...THEY'RE ACCEPTING EMERGENCYTHEY'RE ACCEPTING EMERGENCYTHEY'RE ACCEPTING EMERGENCYDONATIONS AT ALL 7 METROTHEY'RE ACCEPTING EMERGENCYDONATIONS AT ALL 7 METROGOODWILLTHEY'RE ACCEPTING EMERGENCYDONATIONS AT ALL 7 METROGOODWILLSITES...DONATIONS AT ALL 7 METROGOODWILLSITES...GOODWILLSITES...SITES...SITES...BECAUSE OF FEDERAL DOLLARS ANDBECAUSE OF FEDERAL DOLLARS ANDBECAUSE OF FEDERAL DOLLARS ANDPARTNERSHIPS...C-I-S-S HAS BEENBECAUSE OF FEDERAL DOLLARS ANDPARTNERSHIPS...C-I-S-S HAS BEENABLE TOPARTNERSHIPS...C-I-S-S HAS BEENABLE TOABLE TOOPEN UP A FEW APARTMENTS ...OPEN UP A FEW APARTMENTS ...SINCE THE INDIVIDUALS MOVINGSINCE THE INDIVIDUALS MOVINGSINCE THE INDIVIDUALS MOVINGINTO THOSE TEMPORARY HOMES ARESINCE THE INDIVIDUALS MOVINGINTO THOSE TEMPORARY HOMES ARECURRENTLYINTO THOSE TEMPORARY HOMES ARECURRENTLYCURRENTLYHOMELESS GOODWILL IS ENCOURAGINGHOMELESS GOODWILL IS ENCOURAGINGTHE COMMUNITY TO DONATEHOMELESS GOODWILL IS ENCOURAGINGTHE COMMUNITY TO DONATEHOUSEHOLDTHE COMMUNITY TO DONATEHOUSEHOLDHOUSEHOLDITEMS LIKE POTS AND PANS,ITEMS LIKE POTS AND PANS,DISHES, TOWELS AND BED SHEETSITEMS LIKE POTS AND PANS,DISHES, TOWELS AND BED SHEETSALONG WITHDISHES, TOWELS AND BED SHEETSALONG WITHDISHES, TOWELS AND BED SHEETSALONG WITHCLOTHES...ALL DONATED ITEMS WILLDISHES, TOWELS AND BED SHEETSALONG WITHCLOTHES...ALL DONATED ITEMS WILLBE QUARANTINED FOR 72 HOURSALONG WITHCLOTHES...ALL DONATED ITEMS WILLBE QUARANTINED FOR 72 HOURSALONG WITHCLOTHES...ALL DONATED ITEMS WILLBE QUARANTINED FOR 72 HOURSBEFORECLOTHES...ALL DONATED ITEMS WILLBE QUARANTINED FOR 72 HOURSBEFOREBE QUARANTINED FOR 72 HOURSBEFOREBEFOREBEING DELIVERED TO C-I-S-S...09:44:54-09:45:0809:44:54-09:45:08WE JUST NEED TO COMMUNITY TOWE JUST NEED TO COMMUNITY TOWE JUST NEED TO COMMUNITY TOSTEP UP.

WE KNOW RIGHT NOWWE JUST NEED TO COMMUNITY TOSTEP UP.

WE KNOW RIGHT NOWEVERYBODY ISSTEP UP.

WE KNOW RIGHT NOWEVERYBODY ISEVERYBODY ISCOOPED UP IN THEIR HOMES ANDCOOPED UP IN THEIR HOMES ANDTHEY'VE GOT STUFF.

THEY'VE GOTCOOPED UP IN THEIR HOMES ANDTHEY'VE GOT STUFF.

THEY'VE GOTTOO MUCH STUFFTHEY'VE GOT STUFF.

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