With temperatures beginning to fall across central Ohio, an emergency winter refuge in Columbus, Ohio, opened its doors early on Friday morning to protect people experiencing homelessness from the cold.

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The 3rd Shift Warming Cooling Center, located inside First English Lutheran Church at 1015 E. Main Street, was originally scheduled to begin service on Nov. 15. Organizers moved the date forward by a couple of days to respond quickly to chilly conditions. Supported by funding from the Community Shelter Board, the location is entering its fifth year of winter operations.

The facility maintains continuous service, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for four and a half months. Staff members typically assist between 60 and 70 people each day, offering beds, blankets, comforters, coats, gloves, and hot meals.

Jasmine Franklin, founder and CEO of 3rd Shift, noted that personal background shapes the organization’s focus on compassionate care. She explained that having experienced homelessness herself, providing a welcoming environment, a warm meal, and dignity to people coming in from the elements is central to the mission. Franklin added that while managing a nonstop operation for months requires substantial effort, the team was able to assemble quickly because of their experience handling weather-related emergencies.

Teresa Dere, an engagement specialist with 3rd Shift who also drew on personal perspective, said seeing individuals on the streets in the cold is difficult, and she feels blessed to provide them with warmth and necessary winter gear.

While the East Main Street site is the first facility open for the season, the Community Shelter Board stated that it plans to launch the rest of its funded warming centers throughout Columbus in early December.

Source: NBC4 Columbus Local — Original report

Wararka Af-Soomaaliga

Xarun Diirimaad oo Columbus ku Taalla oo Xilli Hore loo Furay Qabow Awgiis

Magaalada Columbus, Ohio, waxaa subaxnimadii Jimcaha xilli hore albaabada loo furay xarunta diirimaadka ee 3rd Shift Warming Cooling Center, si hoy iyo daryeel loogu helo dadka hoylaawayaasha ah xilli heerkulku bilaabay inuu hoos u dhaco.

Xaruntan oo ku dhex taalla First English Lutheran Church oo cinwaankeedu yahay 1015 E. Main Street, ayaa markii hore qorshuhu ahaa in la furo Nov. 15. Hase yeeshee, maamulka ayaa go’aansaday inay dhowr maalmood ka soo hormariyaan xilligii loogu talagalay si looga jawaabo qabowga soo degdegay. Xaruntan ayaa waxaa dhaqaale ahaan taageerta hay’adda Community Shelter Board, waxaana ay gashay sanadkeedii shanaad ee howlgalka xilliga qaboobaha.

Xaruntu waxay shaqayn doontaa 24 saac maalin kasta (24/7) muddo afar bilood iyo bar ah oo aan kala go’ lahayn. Sida ay sheegeen mas’uuliyiinta, goobtu waxay caadiyan maalintii qaabishaa inta u dhaxaysa 60 ilaa 70 qof, iyada oo dadka siisa sariiro, bustayaal, cunto kulul, jaakado iyo galoofisyo.

Jasmine Franklin, oo ah aasaasaha iyo agaasimaha guud ee 3rd Shift, ayaa tilmaantay in waayo-aragnimadeeda shaqsiyeed ee hore ay ku dhiirrigelisay adeeggan. Franklin oo horay u soo martay nolosha hoylaawanimada ayaa sheegtay in waxa ugu muhiimsan ay tahay in qofku ka soo baxo dhaxanta, helo cunto kulul iyo buste, isla markaana lagu qaabilo karaamo iyo soo dhoweyn. Waxay intaas ku dartay in inkasta oo howlgalka 24/7 ee mudada dheer soconaya uu hawl badan u baahan yahay, haddana ay si degdeg ah howsha u bilaabeen maadaama ay yaqaannaan sida looga falceliyo xaaladaha degdegga ah ee cimilada.

Teresa Dere, oo ah khabiir dhanka la-shaqeynta bulshada ah ee xarunta 3rd Shift, ayaa sheegtay in ay aad u xanuun badan tahay in waddooyinka lagu arko dad dhaxan la jiifa. Waxay xustay inay nasiib weyn u aragto inay gargaar u fidiso dadka dhibaateysan iyada oo ka duulaysa nolosheedii hore, waxaana ay dadka u diyaariyaan sariiro, dhar diirran iyo bustayaal.

Xaruntan ku taalla East Main Street ayaa ah tii ugu horreysay ee la furo xilligan qaboobaha, iyadoo Community Shelter Board ay qorshaynayso inay xarumaha kale ee diirimaadka ee Columbus furto horraanta bisha December.

Xigasho: NBC4 Columbus Local