Street Angels supporting Milwaukee's homeless community during heat wave

Published: Aug 26, 2024 Duration: 00:02:08 Category: News & Politics

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>> OUR COVERAGE OF THE EXTREME HEAT CONTINUES. NOW, MOST PEOPLE WITH AIR CONDITIONING MAY NOT THINK TWICE ABOUT HOT WEATHER, BUT FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVEN HAVE A HOME WEATHER LIKE THIS CAN BE LIFE OR DEATH. EVA WELCH AND JOSHUA HANSON ARE WORKING TO CHANGE THAT. THEY WORK WITH STREET ANGELS TO MAKE SURE HOMELESS PEOPLE HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO BE SAFE. OUR ELAINE ROJAS CASTILLO MET UP WITH THEM TODAY TO LEARN HOW. >> ON DAYS WHERE THE WEATHER CAN BE UNBEARABLE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE STREET ANGELS TRY TO SUPPORT MILWAUKEE'S HOMELESS COMMUNITY BY OFFERING THINGS WE OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTED LIKE SHOWERS OF HOPE, THEIR MOBILE SHOWERS SERVICE. >> MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE A HUMAN BEING TO HAVE A NICE HOT OR COLD SHOWER. MEAN, IT REALLY. JUST SENSE OF NORMALCY MONDAY WAS JOSHUA HANSONS FIRST DAY AS THE STREET ANGELS EMPLOYEE. >> A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE FEW YEARS BACK. I WAS LIVING IN MY CAR AND >> WAS ABLE TO USED RESOURCES THAT THEY HAD NO WAS. GRATEFUL THAT THEY WERE THERE. AND I'M GRATEFUL AGAIN TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK NOW THAT I'M IN A BETTER POSITION. JOSHUA SAYS HE SPENT THE MORNING RUNNING AROUND THE MITCHELL STREET NEIGHBORHOOD. >> TRYING TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE TO USE THE SHOWERS AS POSSIBLE. I >> FEEL BAD WHEN THEY HAVE TO BE OUT THERE IN THIS HEAT LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT'S IT'S NOT SAFE. SOMETIMES WHEN IT GETS THIS HOT STREET ANGELS, EXECUTIVE CO-DIRECTOR EVA WELCH TELLS ME THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE ALMOST 150 SHOWERS SINCE THE TRUCK HIT THE ROAD EARLIER THIS YEAR. THIS WEATHER CAN TAKE SOMEONE'S LIFE. >> SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT FOLKS ARE ABLE TO GET COOLED WITH A SHOWER AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE STAYING HYDRATED AS WELL. >> JOSHUA SAYS THE MOBILE SHOWERS WILL BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY EVERY MONDAY, RAIN OR SHINE AND HE PLANS TO BE THERE TO WELCOME ANYONE WHO COMES. >> WHY DIDN'T PEOPLE OUT IN THE STREET DON'T FEEL WANTED. THEY FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, NOBODY. THEY'RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH. BUT THEY ARE AND WE BELIEVE IN THEM WE WANT THEM TO

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