Arcata House spearheads aid to houseless during crisis

On May 8, 2020, Kevin L. Hoover of the Mad River Union reported on Arcata House Partnership’s efforts to help feed the unhoused in Arcata during the Covid-19 lockdown.

“The monumental feeding effort, under which 270 meals per day are prepared, takes place at the Arcata House partnership (AHP) Annex, located across from the Intermodal Transit Facility, which also hosts one of the campgrounds. …

“Darlene Spoor, AHP executive director, said that when Humboldt’s shelter-in-place order went out in late March, the organization ‘needed to figure out how to help people who didn’t have a place to shelter in place.’ …

“At this point, [Nick Kohl, owner and chef at Eureka’s Oberon Grill] and crew are preparing daily meals for the 40 housed in tents, 32 clients at Arcata Bay crossing, 13 people in family shelters, 22 people housed in 18 motel rooms and 30 to 50 who use the Annex’s walk-up window. That window is open from 1 to 4 p.m. for the public, with earlier hours for assigned clients.”

Read the entire article at the Mad River Union.