The shelter, which gives homeless people a bed during the coldest months, is having to close early due to the coronavirus
Glasgow's Winter Night Shelter is set to close earlier than planned as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
The shelter announced a phased closure will be completed by the end of the week following advice from the government to end social-distancing in a bid to prevent the virus from spreading.
A statement from Glasgow City Mission, who operate the facility on behalf of Glasgow City Council, said the shelter was being closed with a “heavy heart” on the back of stringent advice from the government.
A spokesperson said: "This closure will be 12 nights earlier than scheduled. We have helped more than 600 people since we opened on 28 November and of these at least 70% have had positive outcomes.
"The early closure will apply more pressure to the Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) to ensure those needing accommodation have a roof over their head.
"We will continue to work tirelessly with the HSCP to make this happen and we are advocating for a publicly funded response to housing all vulnerable people through this crisis.
"We plan to continue to open our city centre facility at 20 Crimea Street, G2 8PW from 10am till 10pm Monday to Friday and 4pm till 8pm on Saturday. We will need to adapt the way we work but we plan to be available to minister to all our guests. We will be working in smaller teams in line with government guidelines.”
You can donate to Glasgow City Mission on the charity's website.
