Shepherd’s Office seeing increase in people experiencing homelessness

GEORGETOWN, Del. – A charitable organization is seeing an uptick in the number of people in need of a helping hand.

The Shepherd’s Office gives food and other resources to those experiencing homelessness. Their founder, Jim Martin, said the group is even busier than usual right now.

He said the pandemic and people losing their homes to evictions – have made the situation even worse.

But Martin also says it’s crucial to continue to help those in need, especially with colder weather on the way.

“I’m seeing 0 to 99, age 0 to 99 is the impact so it’s really everybody,” Jim Martin, Shepherd’s Office Founder, said.

“I’ve been doing this kind of work for 12 years and I do see that this year is the most that I’ve seen, I mean I’m the busiest I’ve ever seen,” Martin said.

Shepherd’s Office will host an event on Christmas all day where they will give out 1,000 Christmas presents and serve around 500 meals.