By Elizabeth Black
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Manna Café Ministries is opening a night-only emergency warming shelter for four nights, beginning Sunday, March 23 at 6:00 p.m. and concluding at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 27. Hours of operation each day will be 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. the next morning. The shelter is located in the TMS Contractors building at 635 Frosty Morn Drive. For more information, call the Refuge at 931-278-3407.
Volunteers (18 and over) are needed to assist in manning the shelter. Those interested may sign up for a four-hour shift on the Manna Café website, www.mannacafeministries.com. The sign-up and schedule are located on the Volunteer page under “Warming Center.”
For those who cannot volunteer but wish to assist, monetary donations, adult-size blankets, and paper goods such as toilet paper and paper towels are also needed to support these efforts. Monetary donations can be mailed to Manna Café at 1960-J Madison Street #312, Clarksville, TN, 37043, or dropped off at 1319 East Franklin Street. Other donations can be taken directly to the shelter on Frosty Morn.
Manna Café Ministries is a faith-based organization devoted to meeting the needs of homeless and low-income families in Montgomery County. Each week, Manna Café provides hot meals and food boxes to over 1,500 local citizens, serving four meals a week. All funds raised will remain local and assist Clarksvillians in need.