Helping the Homeless

Frederick, Md----After closing in mid-March for the season, the doors of the Alan P. Linton Jr. Emergency Shelter have reopened due to April's surprisingly frigid weather.

The Rev. Brian Scott, executive director of the Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs, said freezing temperatures last Thursday forced the agency to put a call for help out to its 300 volunteers and reopen its door for the Easter weekend.