Blankets, shelters provide some warmth for the homeless
WASHINGTON - On a cold November night, Valerie Robinson and Denita Taylor scour the streets of downtown.
"Keep your eye out for them," said Robinson, 35, as she steers a large van, "sometimes they'll jump out yelling for you."
On the corner of 15th and I streets NW, Robinson stops the vehicle and blares the horn.
[img_assist|nid=5298|title=Click on photo to enlarge or download|desc=Shelter Hotline worker Rafe Marlow, 50, is ready to give a wool blanket to a homeless person in Washington. The van also takes homeless people to shelters on cold nights. -Photo by Brian Duggan|link=popup|align=left|width=250|height=188]After a few moments, the homeless in McPherson Square, just two blocks from the White House, emerge from the dark and line up at the door. Their grimaces turn to brief smiles as Robinson and Taylor, 32, hand out 15 packaged wool blankets.