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Volunteer recalls helping launch Brookdale Warming Center and calls it a vital community resource
Summary
An unidentified volunteer described responding to her pastor's call for help when Brookdale Warming Center opened, recounted early challenges such as limited laundry capacity, and said the center provides safety and practical resources for people trying to recover stability.
An unidentified volunteer at Brookdale Warming Center said she began helping after her church pastor announced the center had opened and asked for volunteers. "The pastor got up and said that they had opened Brookdale Warming Center then, and they were asking for volunteers," she said.
The volunteer, who said she grew up in Macon and has lived there most of her life, said she took up the role after her husband died in…
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