Help needed to open severe weather shelter

As the city of Washougal prepares to open a severe weather shelter for the homeless — when there is a forecast of 30 degrees or colder — there will need to be more volunteers available.

Representatives from the city, as well as the Council for the Homeless, Camas-Washougal Fire Department, Washougal Police Department and St. Matthew Lutheran Church met Dec. 28 to determine if a severe weather overnight shelter could be opened in the Washougal Community Center.