Service to Cayuga

Editor's note: The following accounts were contributed by active community volunteers about the groups they donate their time and energy to and the many helpers that keep their groups going.

By Tim O'Connor

The genesis of the Chapel House Homeless Shelter stemmed from a 2007 survey by the Auburn Cayuga Homeless Task Force, which reported 55 people currently without shelter, and 43 people in danger of becoming homeless. The Rev. Dennis Shaw reached out to the Holy Family congregation asking that the school be used for a shelter. After months of planning, the shelter opened in December with 34 clients. Since then, our bed count in January was 45; 76 in February, and 104 in March.

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