WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two local homeless shelters are set to close their doors. One of the shelters is in Wilkes-Barre, the other in Scranton.
Emotions were running high at the Keystone Mission on Union Street in Wilkes-Barre Tuesday evening.
Many of the people who rely on this shelter have questions as to why it's closing and how soon.
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According to information gathered by our news sharing partner, The Times Leader, the Keystone Mission announced early Tuesday afternoon two of its overnight shelters would be closing.
Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown told The Times the decision was made because of a funding shortage. He says he was told the shelter on Union Street and Penn Avenue in Wilkes-Barre would close its doors in four weeks.
The Wilkes-Barre Transformation Center near Sherman Hills will reportedly remain open.
As for the ones that are closing, Brown says Keystone Mission will try to relocate its clients to other facilities.
