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Search for Volunteers to Staff Shelters in Sussex County

Don Rush

A number of overnight shelters have opened up in Sussex County as the temperatures begin to drop.

Nine shelters are expecged to be in the county open every night through March 15th.

WBOC reports but there may not be enough overnight volunteers to staff the shelters.

Code Purple County Executive Director Nikki Gonzalez told the television station that Milford may not open because of the staffing problem and that Georgetown is also in what has been called critical condition.  

Meanwhile, around a hundred people are expected to seek overnight shelter with many of the shelters only holding around 14 while others will accommodate 30.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.