Monday, December 2, 2013

In the News ... "Homeless population in Midland takes different shape"


• High housing costs create new problem — working homeless
Rachael Gleason, Reporter
Midland Reporter-Telegram

MIDLAND, TEXAS - Just beyond the shadow of Midland’s downtown skyline is a homeless shelter as unique as the unofficial capital of the West Texas oil patch.

After all, how many shelters can claim parking issues? The Salvation Army can.

The South Baird Street emergency shelter offers food and lodging for Midland’s tired, poor and huddled masses. But outside, the parking lot is overflowing with vehicles, including — at one point in time — a silver Mercedes Benz.

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