Well, thanks for putting words in my mouth that I never said.  That was most disingenuous of you.   I never complained about the volunteers or their work.   I simply brought up the fact that the warming centers were not open, because the POLICY is that they only open when the temps get below 30.  

In my opinion, they should raise the temperature requirement for the centers to open to 35.   That would better safeguard against tragedies like this.  And that is a management decision for the program, and has nothing at all to do with the work of the volunteers.  

As far as volunteering myself, I'm much older than this woman, and in very bad health.   I have other people having to help me get by.   The difference in my situation, though, is that I have a warm little duplex to sleep in at nights.

I'm certain that if I had been living on the street like she has these past years, that I would have died long ago.