Posted on January 20, 2016 by Melanie Grayce West in The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal, By Melanie Grayce West On Wednesday night, about a dozen people were expected to begin a journey from homelessness to, they hope, a home. They have been offered refuge in a seasonal shelter program run by New York City’s Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Started years ago as a way to move the homeless from the church’s front steps to a safer environment, the annual emergency shelter has emerged as a model for other places of worship.
