Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

Upper Peninsula homeless shelter had to exceed its capacity this winter. Things could get worse.

"So we ended up sheltering an additional about 25 people over the last three months beyond our capacity at our regular shelter because we were really concerned about them succumbing to the elements, frankly."

https://www.michiganpublic.org/economy/2026-05-11/upper-peninsula-homeless-shelter-had-to-exceed-its-capacity-this-winter-things-could-get-worse

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Upper Peninsula homeless shelter had to exceed its capacity this winter. Things could get worse.

The Room at the Inn — a homeless shelter in Michigan's Upper Peninsula — had to exceed its capacity this winter, and the cold weather was only one of the reasons.

Michigan Public
May 11 at 2:04pmWeb