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By Corey Paul, Reporter
Odessa American
ODESSA, TEXAS - The Odessa Salvation Army reached a three-year record Tuesday night of people staying at the shelter that aid workers expected to match during an icy New Year’s Eve.
Pinpointing the amount of homeless in Odessa is tricky — Odessa Links Point-In-Time survey estimates about 350 in the city on any given day — but leaders of charity organizations in town warned of the dangers those outside face in the sub-freezing temperatures.
“We want everyone to get in,” said Lt. Joe Contreras of the Salvation Army, which reported 39 guests Wednesday morning at the Odessa shelter. “Don’t stay out for the sake of some material possession or something like that. When it’s freezing like this, it’s not a joke. You can literally freeze to death” ...
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