New Wine Christian Fellowship Shelter
1929 West Airline Highway, LaPlace, Louisiana
New Wine Shelter
Life of Shelter:
- Opened on September 1st
- At peak of service, served about 200 residents
- In total, the shelter has served about 800 persons
- Will close on October 31st
Census:
48, of whom 10-15 are between 2 and 16 years old
Infirmary Not Currently on Site:
- When Red Cross was on-site, they had medical staff on-site as well.
- After Red Cross left, there were no medical staff on-site.
Drinking Water:
- Provided in bottles, even though there was no boil water orders currently in the community
Sanitation:
Waterless hand sanitizer at the New Wine Shelter
- Conditions meet Sphere standards for emergency sanitation
- Toilets separated for women and men
- Six toilets total equals ratio of 1 toilet : 8 persons
Hygiene:
- Bathing
- Two showers available for use
- Stocked with thin bars of soap
- Hand washing
- No signs promoting hand hygiene noted
- Soap abundant in dispensers in both
men’s and women’s bathrooms
- One pocket-sized bottle of hand
sanitizer noted at front desk
Submitted by Pavani Ram and James Jensen
October 18, 2005
