This last week the Southern Tier has experienced temperatures in the low teens and single digits, creating a dire need for the houseless population to get out of the cold. For the Salvation Army in Binghamton, the time to help is now.

"They're bringing all of their blankets and coats and their two or three layers on their bodies and just trying to really stay out of the wind and bring that in with them, get two or three meals," Captain Joseph Hansen of the Salvation Army said. 

Throughout this week, Hansen says the soup kitchen has served over one hundred people a night. Prepping different hot meals each day of the week, the location offers an area for those to warm up and get their energy back for over an hour a day.

"It's an invaluable service that we're able to give to two people who are struggling and homeless to be able to give them that meal on a nightly basis," Hansen said. 

The Salvation Army gets it's food through the food bank of the southern tier, providing different ingredients for each night. Thanks to partnerships with groups like the Wagon Train Warriors allow for the salvation army to provide not just food, but clothes to those in need. 

"We see a lot of different faces, which is different because we used to you know, we we've met a lot of the same people," Treasurer of Wagon Train Warriors Brenda Salai said. "We've become friends with a lot of them. But lately we've been seeing a lot of new faces

Wagon Train Warriors hand out hundreds of pounds of clothes each year to the less fortunate, from shoes, jackets, and shirts in all different sizes. 

"My heart breaks when I see people out in this weather and we carry we carry a blessing bags already in our vehicles," Co-Founder of Wagon Train Warriors Sandy Lasky said. "So if we see anybody, you know, on the street, especially if we know who they are, we'll pull over and we'll give them a blessing bag."

If interested in donating clothes, one can donate at the Salvation Army on Washington Street in Binghamton.