Since opening its doors on Dec. 1 for 92 nights, the Glendale emergency winter shelter, which for the first time in years took place at a location other than the National Guard Armory, has served 414 people, according to data released by shelter officials this week.
The shelter, organized by Glendale's largest homeless services provider, Ascencia, had two sites comprising 80 beds, but on some chilly nights, the capacity grew.
Last year's shelter, also organized by Ascencia, housed a total of 541 people.
Most of the clients stayed at a facility in an industrial area at 437 Fernando Court, which were once Ascencia's offices. An additional 10 stayed at Ascencia's new site on Tyburn Street on a per-night basis.
Jerome Nilssen, Ascencia's director of residential programs, described the Fernando Court location as successful, but it will not be used again next year as the nonprofit group's lease on the building is up.