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Preparations are underway to house and protect the homeless in Missoula as the winter approaches.

The recent cold snap brought several Missoula entities together to provide shelter for the homeless, however, that arrangement will change as of February 22

The Missoula City Council, Mountain Line and ASUM have partnered in an effort called ‘Warming Solutions’ to help homeless people keep warm until the new Salvation Army Warming Center opens each night.

With temperatures hovering in the single digits due to the recent inversion in the Missoula valley, more people are searching for a warm place to spend the night.

Missoula Mayor John Engen canceled the Slant Street sidewalk project on Friday, citing the prohibitive costs to homeowners.

The Salvation Army is gearing up to open their new Warming Center as soon as they can hire a staff, and applications are open.

Missoula’s Poverello Center has had to turn away needy people over the last few nights when temperatures have dipped down to near zero degrees.

The Missoula Salvation Army needs another $18,000 before they can open their highly anticipated ‘Warming Center’ for those who must spend the night in the winter cold.

At a special Friday afternoon meeting of the Missoula City Council, the seven members present voted unanimously to approve interim zoning approval for a warming shelter to be housed in the Missoula Salvation Army building on South Russell Street.

One of the presentations at Thursday’s Sex Trafficking Community Awareness Conference at the University of Montana was the importance of understanding ‘Trauma Bonding’, from Julie Clark with the Salvation Army in Missoula.