How Santa Fe received additional beds with cold weather coming [Video]

POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE MAIN LIBRARY. TONIGHT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THE COLDEST NIGHTS ALBUQUERQUE HAS SEEN IN YEARS. CORY HOWARD VISITED SEVERAL SHELTERS TO SHOW US WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING TO TRY TO STAY WARM. WELL THAT’S CORRECT. A LOT OF THE SHELTERS THAT I DID SPEAK WITH EARLIER TODAY TOLD ME THAT THEY’VE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF CALLS FROM PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A WARM PLACE TO STAY, AND A LOT OF THOSE SHELTERS ARE FULL. BUT THAT’S WHY PEOPLE ARE COMING TOGETHER TO LAY DOWN ADDITIONAL BEDS, LIKE THE ONES YOU SEE HERE AT THE FARMERS MARKET IN SANTA FE. THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF BEDS IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. LAURA COMBS IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FAMILY PROMISE OF ALBUQUERQUE, A SHELTER DESIGNED TO HELP FAMILIES FACING HOMELESSNESS. UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN ONLY HELP THREE FAMILIES AT A TIME …