NORTH TEXAS – The Irving Inclement Weather Shelter offers more than a warm meal and a place to sleep. Volunteers spend time with guests, help with laundry, and play games.
“We use a term called radical hospitality. The biggest thing we want our guests to feel is loved and embraced,” said Stephen Allen, executive director of Life Change Housing Associates.
Four years ago, Christ Church Irving donated a 12,000-square-foot building to Life Change Housing Associates to create this shelter. It’s almost entirely funded by private donations from neighbors and organizations…