Helping the homeless in Rochester

One Med City Man is stepping up to do what he can to help

At five.

I'm george mallet./// we have a lot going on in this half hour..

But first tonight ?

"* an effort to help the homeless.

The overnight program at the civic center is ending ?

"* and one rochester mn is worried about where people will stay..

Especially with all of the heat and humidity in the forecast ?

"* and being n the middle of a global pandemic.

Kimt news 3's isabella basco is finding out how dan fifield (fye?

"*field) s stepping in to help.

She joins us live now.

Isabella?

Live well... tonight... catholic charities will reopen the rochester community warming center here on 4th street.

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#+ the county will also open two new facilities ?

"* and dorothy day will be open as well.

But is it enough?

Dan fifield operates the landing mn inc.

?*- which helps the homeless in rochester.

He's worried it won't be.

He acknowledges the county is doing what they can but the med city still has a large... vulnerable population on the streets.

Olmsted county estimates there are 123 people who are unsheltered but there will only be around 43 beds "they don't know where they are going to go, they don't know where they are going to stay, what they are going to do.

They can come back at 8:00 in the morning to the day center.

Chances are a lot of them will wander the streets all night trying to stay cool, trying to find a place where they won't get bothered and go back to the day center and sleep."

So i reached out to olmsted county ?

"* to find out what's in the works to help these people out.

Here's what housing director dave dunn had to "what we would expect as this transition occurs, there's still going to be people experiencing homeless in this community that's just an unfortunate fact.

We're continuing to work on it but we feel this is a great step in the right direction."

Dunn also tells me the county will work individually with clients to find out what their individual housing needs are.

Live in thanks isabella.

Tonight at eight ?

"* fifield plans on handing out tents and sleeping bags at the community warming center as well./// here's a live look over the med city this evening.