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Speaker 1: Our buildings are opened, you know, twenty four seven, so

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Speaker 1: people can come in whenever they want. They don't have

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Speaker 1: to commit and stay.

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Speaker 2: President of the Pine Street In in Boston, Lyndia Downey

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Speaker 2: tells me they're ready for heavy snowfall this weekend. Bans

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Speaker 2: will be roaming the city looking for those in need.

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Speaker 2: If you see someone out in the cold, officials say

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Speaker 2: don't call the shelter, and.

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Speaker 1: These cold nights, call nine one one. They can get

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Speaker 1: there faster than us. They can really assess quickly if

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Speaker 1: somebody is in medical distress and get them over to

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Speaker 1: the ear.

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Speaker 3: Josh O'Brien is vice president of Outreach and Emergency.

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Speaker 4: We're really encouraging folks to come in events, just to

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Speaker 4: come in for a couple hours, get a warm meal,

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Speaker 4: get checked out by our clinic, make sure there's no

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Speaker 4: cold weather injuries. But we're expecting to increase in our

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Speaker 4: shelter numbers for sure.

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Speaker 2: In terms of helping out, the Pine Street Inn is

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Speaker 2: in need of gloves, hats with a bitter cold, gift

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Speaker 2: cards work too, something so someone could get inside and

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Speaker 2: get a hot coffee or meal.

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Speaker 3: In the South End. J WILLEDWBS Boston's News radio