West Seattle’s only overnight shelter scrambles for money to stay open

The Westside Neighbors Shelter serves breakfast and dinner and offers 36 people a place to sleep. They may have to find somewhere else to go by the end of the year.

SEATTLE — West Seattle’s only overnight homeless shelter may close at the end of the year after donations dried up, leaving 36 people without a place to sleep.

The Westside Neighbors Shelter, run by volunteer Keith Hughes, has served breakfast and dinner to about 80 people daily for six years. During winter, it provides the only overnight accommodations in the area. But with donations down 40%, Hughes says he has run out of money to

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