Pueblo rescue mission ceasing homeless services

As of midnight tonight, Pueblo once again will be without services for the homeless.

Jackie Jaramillo, president and CEO of The Pueblo Rescue Mission, confirmed that with the exception of regular office activities, the shelter located in the former Salvation Army headquarters on West 13th Street is ceasing operations.

"The only thing we will be able to do is offer bottled water and use of the rest rooms," Jaramillo said. "No more daily meal or showers or clothing handouts."

While the mission's warming shelter closed for good at the end of April, Jaramillo was in talks to purchase the building from the Salvation Army and establish a multi-faceted transitional homeless shelter later this year.

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