Harsh winter brings city’s homeless problem into full view

During the winter the city allows the homeless shelter to go above capacity to potentially save lives, and the shelter has been inundated – two recent city inspections put the number of residents living at the shelter above 100.

The shelter made headlines recently after two deaths in January, including one that was not discovered for roughly two weeks. It was also a hot topic at a recent Shepherd King neighborhood meeting, where District 4 City Councilor Sarai Rivera reiterated long-standing concerns about the viability of having one shelter for the city's thousands of homeless residents .... http://worcestermag.com