San Antonio ministry helping the homeless community during frigid temps [Video]

SAN ANTONIO — At Corazon Ministries in downtown San Antonio on Avenue E, where the homeless community is served every day, staff are used to seeing big crowds of needy people. 

Now, though, with frigid temperatures gripping the city and overnight lows reaching the mid-30s, their outreach work has become a 24/7 life-saving operation.

During the day, Corazon’s main gathering space is a place to line up for hot food and drinks. But until the cold breaks, they said they will be sheltering everyone they can all night long.

To achieve their goals, Corazon is asking for volunteers to help with the hands-on work that big crowds require.

“We want to make sure the place is clean and safe and so we need help turning the physical environment into an overnight shelter …