10/10/2025
🔥 BIG WARMING SHELTER UPDATE
Great news — our warming shelter is a GO for this winter!
Thanks to amazing partnerships with The Salvation Army, Sheltered Inc, the City of Springfield, and others, we’ll be able to serve our unsheltered neighbors more often and more effectively this season.
❄️ When We’ll Be Open
Below 32°F (Freezing):
🕕 Open 6 PM – 8 AM
🍽️ Dinner, snacks & breakfast provided
🌤️ Daytime warming centers available across the city
Single-Digit Temps:
🕐 Open 24/7 until temps rise
🍳 Serving all three meals + snacks
❤️ Whole-Person Care
We’re not just offering warmth — we’re offering hope.
Case managers from Sheltered Inc will be on-site to help guests take next steps toward stability and shelter access.
📢 Spread the Word
We need all hands on deck — trained volunteers, partners, and community advocates!
Please share this opportunity and help us recruit for our Volunteer Orientation/Training this Friday.
📅 ORIENTATION / TRAINING DETAILS
📅 ORIENTATION / TRAINING DETAILS:
Nehemiah offices - 102 W. High - The Metropolis. Use the Center Street alley, pull around and park in the back, near United Senior Services, and come to the top floor.
🗓️ Friday, October 10th
Choose from 3 time slots (meal included!):
7:30–9:00 AM
🥞 Breakfast included
12:00–1:30 PM
🥗 Lunch included
5:30–7:00 PM
🍝 Dinner included
Please RSVP - [email protected] - to let us know which session you’ll attend — this helps us plan meals. Our intern Amelia will manage the sign-up spreadsheet to track attendance.
🙌 Let’s Do This!
I’m so excited for what’s ahead — and we can’t do it without you.
Thank you for your continued support, compassion, and commitment to our neighbors.
Grace & Peace,
Aaron Roy