Story by Elizabeth Black
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Manna Café Ministries will open an emergency warming shelter, today, Feb. 5 at the TMS Contractors building, located at 635 Frosty Morn Drive. The shelter will remain open until Tuesday, Feb. 11 at noon.
Volunteers (18 and older) are needed to assist in manning the shelter. Those interested in volunteering may sign up for a four-hour shift on the Manna Café website.
For those who cannot volunteer but wish to assist, monetary donations, socks and thermals, 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 and feed Clarksvillians in need.