With renovation construction closing St. Mary Catholic Church, Aspen’s winter homeless shelter will be hosted by another church east of town, the program’s director said Friday.
The Aspen Chapel near the roundabout has agreed to provide space for the homeless shelter from Dec. 1 to March 31 this coming winter season, said Dr. Vince Savage, director of Aspen’s homeless shelter program.
“It looks like their congregation is very much interested in helping us out,” he said, though officials at St. Mary have made it clear they want the shelter back when renovations are complete.
Attempts to reach officials at the Aspen Chapel and St. Mary on Friday were not successful.
And while the problem of a place to host the shelter has been solved, the problem of how to pay for it has not, Savage said.
“The real anxiety is whether we’re going to have it all,” he said. “We can’t make it this winter without some significant donations.”
