The charity is operating the Overnight Welcome Centre, where people who are at risk of sleeping rough get a roof over their heads
Glasgow City Mission is at the heart of efforts to help people who are homeless over the winter.
Previously the service, for many years, was the Winter Night Shelter, which put people up on mattresses on the floor in a hall near the barras, where up to 40 people could be sheltered.Last year it was in a small hotel outside the city centre and this year it has changed again, using hotels as emergency accommodation.Jack Geddes, marketing and fundraising manager, said for months the City Mission has been in talks with theHe said: “We can make more choices this way.
Mr Geddes said: “We have our Christmas dinner for between 150 to 200 people and we are having a trip to Edinburgh for the Christmas market for 12 people.”The Crimea Street centre will be open through Christmas and New Year.Mr Geddes said: “We are putting people into Christian rehab centres in England. We are aware of rehab places throughout the country.
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