SCRANTON, Pa. — As the sun comes up, cold feet fill the Community Intervention Center in Scranton; proof that winter's harsh chill has arrived early.

"What CIC does is we open early and stay open late, so there is a 24-hour cycle of safe places to be for people experiencing homelessness," said Eileen Wilson, Executive Director of CIC.

About 120 people walk through the doors, nearly every day at this day shelter, many coming in for a daily breakfast or hot lunch. But as the cold settles in, every seat fills up even faster.

"If you're outside or under a bridge, you don't really have anywhere else to go. You come here, you have socialization. If you're not trying to do drugs that day or alcohol that day because we are a drug-free or alcohol free agency, so they know if they come here they'

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