(PCM+) "A Winter Less Cold" Volunteer Group Gaining Momentum

Volunteer-led group aims to put a plan in place to be able to activate a warming station for the unhoused in Kay County during bitter cold weather events

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Forest Noelle, Rapid Rehousing Coordinator for Survivor Resource Network led the meeting for the “A Winter Less Cold” group that is working to form an action plan for an area warming station.

In the heart of Oklahoma, where icy winds often sweep across the plains and temperatures plummet to bone-chilling lows, a group of determined volunteers is kindling a beacon of warmth and hope. They call it "A Winter Less Cold," a project that embodies the spirit of community and resiliency that has come to define Ponca City.

Today, a gathering of fifteen dedicated individuals met to discuss the complexities that come with organizing an emergency warming station. This group has already been meeting for several months. It held its first official meeting on October 30th, 2023.

In a small room, dimly lit by the cold winter sun on this dreary January day, volunteers from a broad range of backgrounds sat for over an hour and a half, brainstorming ways to get this idea from concept to reality.