IT'S USUALLY COLDER IN SANTA FE THAN IN ALBUQUERQUE … AND THE ONSET OF WINTER HAS HOMELESS SHELTERS THERE ASKING FOR HELP. INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SHELTER HAS SEEN THE USUAL 60 PEOPLE IT HOUSES OVERNIGHT NEARLY DOUBLE SINCE THE RECENT SNOWSTORM.
DEBORAH TANG WITH ST. ELIZABETH SHELTER TELLS THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN THAT THEY ESPECIALLY NEED SHOES AND SOCKS. SHE SAYS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SHOWING UP AT THE SHELTER WEARING WET SHOES AND SOCKS BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER.