From Michigan-In November of 1982, the current rector of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, the Rev. Earl James Lewis, Jr., proposed setting up some sort of arrangement to shelter the homeless he saw in Ann Arbor through the winter months.
In January of 1983, with the support of the Church Vestry and with funds provided both by the Vestry and the state of Michigan, a home across the street from St Andrews was opened. It could provide shelter for up to seven people and was staffed by volunteers from the St. Andrews. This arrangement only lasted for a few years. However, the need and the desire to help with homelessness continued, leading in 1989 to the opening of the present Delonis Shelter under the direction of a former member of St Andrews.
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http://www.mlive.com/opinion/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/11/st_andrews_episcopal_church_an.html
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