People in Denton helping others during an ice storm

Good Samaritans help drivers rescue those stuck on the ice.

DENTON, Texas. Driving on city and ring roads in Denton has been challenging in the past few days, and Wednesday was no exception.

The icy roads have made some drivers not only stuck, but dependent on the kindness of others.

Janice Hunt left home with her dog early Wednesday morning to go for a walk. She lives outside of Auburn, Texas and didn’t really run into any problems until she started driving around Denton. On Brinker Road, she ran into traffic that didn’t move the way she wanted.

“The car in front of me stopped and as soon as they stopped I had to stop and it was going up this hill. Once I stopped, I couldn’t go back,” Hunt said.

Luckily, a jeep driver came to Hunt’s aid to help her clear the ice on Brinker Road.

The same icy cold weather threatening the roads forced the shelters to overflow.

Wendy McGee runs the Daily Bread program in Denton, which has been running since winter Monday. She has always been passionate about helping people and it all started many years ago when she volunteered for various charities.

The pandemic has given McGee a lot of experience preparing for crowds when it comes to sheltering people. So when she saw the winter weather forecast on the way, she gathered her team and prepared to help as many people as possible, who would be threatened by cold and sleet.

McGee said, “We were really just trying to be a safe haven for people to be able to get in and out of the weather, come in and get their basic needs done, have a place where they can get clothes, they can eat, they can shower, they can be warm.”

Jo Chatham is one of those who get help at the shelter. She had never seen Daily Bread so full since it opened in December. As one of Our Daily Bread’s transition program, Chatham knew she would be joined by a huge number of people with nowhere to go.

“The last six months have been my first homeless life,” Chatham said. “There can be no better place. They have wonderful resources.”

As CEO of Daily Bread, McGee won’t turn down anyone who needs help getting out of the cold.

The shelter not only provides protection from the cold, McGee is developing several programs to help the residents of the shelter return to normal life. Our daily bread already cooperates with several organizations offering social services.

Some shelter volunteers also stay overnight at Our Daily. McGee urged shelter workers who don’t live nearby to follow city and county advice to stay at home.

During the winter, the shelter can use more volunteers and donations if people can safely get to their location at 909 North Loop 288 in Denton. McGee also encourages people to visit their website www.ourdailybreaddenton.org to make donations and learn more about the shelter and services.

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