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Public commenter recounts volunteer sheltering and urges lawmakers to be guided by 'radical love'
Summary
A public commenter described volunteer shelter operations this winter in Montpelier, recounted hosting a day-warm space and an overnight shelter for 13–15 people on extreme-cold nights, and urged senators to let compassion guide policy decisions.
A public commenter told the Senate that volunteers and faith communities provided emergency sheltering services during extreme cold this winter and urged lawmakers to ground decisions in compassion.
The speaker said their group hosted a "Good Samaritan Havens Day Warm Space" at a Christchurch location and ran an overnight shelter at a Midarian Church in Montpelier for 48 nights this winter when temperatures dropped below 10…
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