KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) – Cruise ship passengers have been hanging out at an Alaska homeless shelter to get free coffee and a bite to eat, but few have bothered making a donation, said one of the nonprofit’s board members.
Tourists in Ketchikan often stop by looking for a restroom, and some decide to stay longer, First City Homeless Services chairwoman Evelyn Erbele told the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly on Monday.
“If we have a snack, they’ll take the snack and they’ll sit there and watch TV,’’ Erbele said. “It’s called ‘audacity,’ isn’t it?’’
The shelter relies on donations and funding f...
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