Bitter cold weather can be the worst for those who have no home. One of Akron's homeless shelters is doing what it can to help them.
"Right now the men are on overflow," said Jeff Kaiser, executive director of Haven of Rest Ministries."
Haven of Rest has 100 beds for male guests. Its facility for women and children, Harvest Home, can normally accommodate 59. Kaiser said they're currently serving about 230 people.
"Any time we get a cold spell like this we’re always prepared for the extra amount of people."
Kaiser says Haven of Rest has been collaborating with the city and other organizations to help those displaced by the recent shutdown of the tent city where homeless had been living in Akron's Middlebury neighborhood.
"I think the city and the collaboration that went on um the outcome obviously some people agreed with it some people didn’t, but we really don’t want anybody staying outside. "
Haven of Rest is open 24/7. With demand unlikely to decrease soon, Kaiser said they welcome donations of food or warm clothing.
