When the weather turns cold up north, Richard Brust and other Catholic Charities employees brave the elements to save the lives of the homeless people who may freeze to death without shelter. From Feb. 28 through March 2, Brust reported on what he and his team found during their searches in temperatures ranging from 30F to 13F.
“I’d rather be homeless with my dog, than leave my dog behind,” said Kenneth Brown, an injured truck driver living in Prescott, Ariz.
Brown, who lived in a low-rent motel with his dog, faced homelessness as the motel was foreclosing. Catholic Charities staff, Milissa Koel, reached out to the motel’s residents to assist in finding new homes.