(Radio Iowa) – The Board of Directors of the Sioux City Warming Shelter announced they will close the doors on October 1st due to a lack of community support and declining resources. Board member Dave Ferris says shelters in nearby cities get support from several sources. He says they received 50-thousand dollars from the city this year after asking for help for many years.

The shelter was founded more than a decade ago to provide a place for the homeless during the winter, and has been open more recently in the summer as well. Ferris says it has been busy.

Ferris believes the city will see more expenses with the shelter closing.

Shelter staff will be working to help those residents transition to alternative housing and no new clients are being accepted.