Did you know FSS has been the only emergency shelter in Coconino County since the Sunshine Rescue Mission closed in October? We have been providing emergency shelter to an additional 70 people each night when it closed unexpectedly. It has cost our org $50k un-budgeted dollars a month to operate. Thank you to the Arizona Daily Sun for covering this story, and to Trinity Heights United Methodist for rising to the occasion! Read the full article here.

PHOTO ABOVE: Ira Jones is hugged by Pastor Lauren Coffman as he gets ready to spend the night in a meeting room at Trinity Heights United Methodist Church recently. Flagstaff Shelter Services is working together with the church to operate a temporary overflow shelter. Photo by Jake Bacon