ABILENE, Texas — The Salvation Army of Abilene is continuing its efforts to educate and be a resource to the homeless population who may need to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Organizations such as the Salvation Army of Abilene are continuing to make sure they put in safety measures to continue to make sure staff members and shelter residents continue to be safe - including installing Plexiglas, enforcing the wearing of masks, and maintaining a three-foot rule between beds.
The Salvation Army's shelter is working alongside the Abilene Taylor County Public Health District to help with education and transportation to make sure people within the homeless population get vaccinated.
Shelley Futrelle, Salvation Army of Abilene public relations and community development director, said the non-profit is continuing to do all it can to be there for this population.
“We work with vulnerable people and we don’t want anybody to come down with anything here and so we are still sanitizing, we’re still practicing social distancing, we’re still wearing masks here because we want to protect the folks in our facility,” she said.
Bob Salas, City of San Angelo Director of Neighborhood Services, and chair of the Concho Valley Homeless Planning Coalition said they are working hard to fill the gaps to educate the homeless population.
“We have an outreach group that goes out and contacts our homeless community and provides the information they need," Salas said.
The Concho Valley Homeless Planning Coalition is having conversations with the San Angelo Health Department to see how they can best workaround individuals who are homeless who may not have a physical address.