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Jan 25, 2008 7:44 pm US/Pacific

L.A. Shelters At Capacity Due To Storm

LOS ANGELES (CBS) ― The Union Rescue Mission issued an emergency request for donations for food and shelter on Friday as all four of its shelters are at capacity because of this week's storm.

"We have nearly 1,500 individuals out of the rain compared to just 700 last year and we need immediate assistance from the community in order to feed these folks," said Andy Bales, the mission's chief executive officer.

The mission has set up additional cots in the gym of its Skid Row location where people are being bused in, he said.

"It was just heartbreaking for us to have to put people on a bus this morning and let them off at the drop-off sites with nowhere to go to get out of the rain," Bales said.

"Especially on the Westside of town, there are just no day centers or places for people to hang out and stay dry, so they end up finding a bridge to stay under or something like that. It is painful for us to drop people off like that - it feels as if you are saying, 'There you go, hope you have a good day."'

After increasing capacity at its winter shelter locations at the Burbank Armory and in West Los Angeles and Culver City, the Union Rescue Mission was working with Los Angeles County and the State Office of Emergency Services officials to declare a crisis and authorize the armories to allow 24-hour occupancy for the next four days, Bales said.

"That way we will have a day center in which to provide activities and shelter from the torrential rains we expect are coming our way," Bales said.

(© 2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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