The 11 residents who showed up Friday seeking assistance will come back to the office on Monday to find out what solutions have been found.
“When they come back, we already have a plan,” said Judy Morales of the Temple HELP Center.
Morales said the majority of the shelter residents have been accepting of the plans.
“Everyone is so different,” she said.
It was originally believed that most of the 80 residents would just leave, but that was before it was discovered that many of the residents had lived at the shelter for so long, said Ann Thompson, executive director of the United Way of Central Texas.
The Heart of Temple Angels Alliance, made up of pastors, business people, residents and social service personnel, met last week and developed a contingency plan in case the shelter was shut down and on Tuesday that plan was put into action, Morales said.
“This is something we’ve done before for Katrina and Ike,” she said.
The closure was delayed following court action Friday.
Martha’s Clinic has found a new home - the old Temple police station. The clinic, run by medical students, serves the homeless and indigent population and had been housed in the basement of the Martha’s Kitchen men’s shelter.
