Supporters rally in Kalispell for embattled Flathead Warming Center
Lennon Seiter, 9 years old, holds a sign up at a rally in support of the Flathead Warming Center on May 30, 2024. Her other, Britta Sago, works at the Center. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)
Britta Sago and her daughter, Lennon Seiter, show their support for the Flathead Warming Center at a rally on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Sago is an employee at the Center. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)
Supporters of the Flathead Warming Center attend a rally outside of the Historic Courthouse in Kalispell on May 30, 2024 after Kalispell City Council decided to take a closer look at the Center's permit. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)
Christina Nelson, a guest volunteer at the Flathead Warming Center, holds a sign at a rally near the Kalispell Historic Courthouse on May 30, 2024. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)
A sign in support of the Flathead Warming Center is seen at a rally in Kalispell on May 30, 2024. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)
Andrea Barry, a common guest at the Flathead Warming Center, holds a sign in support of keeping the Center open during a rally at the Historic Courthouse in Kalispell. She is in the process of getting permanent housing, thanks to the Center, she says. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)
Colton Little, a student and Independent candidate for House District 5, joins community members at a rally in support of the Flathead Warming Center on May 30, 2024. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)
Penalizing one of the few sources of help for people living on the streets will do little to alleviate homelessness, argued supporters of the embattled Flathead Warming Center at a rally in downtown Kalispell on Thursday.
“I think there needs to be more coming together to find resources, to find a solution, instead of taking away the [conditional use permit] being the first conversation,” said Shaina Wickline, a shelter employee who joined dozens of other supporters outside the Flathead County Historic Courthouse on May 30.
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