Trinity Lutheran Church in Warren is being transformed into an emergency shelter set to open Nov. 1, but it may close as early as Christmas due to funding issues.

Motor City Mitten Mission is a non-profit that actively goes out to find homeless people to give them help and get them services.

For today’s “Heart of Detroit” series, Mitch Albom showcased Motor City Mitten Mission. He first visited the charity two years ago when they were primarily focused on providing mats and pillows to our city’s homeless population. On top of that, Motor City Mitten Mission is now helping unsheltered people transition into housing. The challenges for Detroit’s homeless population have changed and Motor City Mission is trying to meet them. It is because of their tireless outreach efforts, that Motor City Mitten Mission is constantly in need for volunteer drivers as well as financial support.

The stereotypes claim they’re lazy people who don’t want to work and they’re living on the street because they choose to. Gail Marlow runs Motor City Mitten Mission. Motor City Mitten Mission will culminate this week of awareness on Saturday night with a Virtual Campout for Compassion. If you’d like to know more or to donate to the Motor City Mitten Mission, visit the official website here. We continue to have medical clinics and medical care available to the folks that are experiencing homelessness,” said McCabe.