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The group recently ended its overnight winter shelter for the season, but will still be active in the lead-up to summer when it operates as a cooling center. The nonprofit is focusing on case management, and new day classes to help build life skills.

Safe Space opened its winter shelter more than a week ahead of schedule. The shelter hosted its first night over the weekend.

Safe Space opened its winter shelter more than a week ahead of schedule. The shelter hosted its first night over the weekend. Also, officials continue to look for two brothers who were reported missing on Saturday. One called 911 to report that his brother had overturned his kayak and that he planned to go in to rescue him, and the federal government pays for much of the work for recovery from disasters like flooding and wildfires. But a new analysis shows that millions of dollars of needed grant money sometimes goes unspent.

Winter is on its way, and so are more storms and low temperatures. Safe Space is getting ready to provide emergency shelter, but needs volunteers.