With the second night in a row of below freezing temperatures, homeless shelters are getting the word out that their doors are open for anyone who needs a place to stay.

That concern is even more real after 47-year-old Franklin Robinson was found Monday evening in an abandoned Mullins home. He had apparently frozen to death.

His brother told NewsChannel 15 Robinson became homeless about a year ago, after falling on hard times.

Street Reach Ministries is one of six places in Horry County that offers overnight shelter for the homeless. In the summer, the group houses about 40 or so men and women a night. During this deep freeze, they expect to at least double that.

John Miller is one of the people seeking refuge from the cold. "In the summer time I'm in a tent, which is not bad, but you can't be outside in a tent in this weather."

Starting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, people began streaming in to sign up for an overnight bed at the shelter. The staff says each night as the temperatures drop, more and more people come. After only being open for an hour Tuesday, the staff said they had seen about 6-8 new faces. Those new faces mean less bed space.

"The fact that we've got not enough bed mats for everyone sleeping here, what we're doing is using the other resources. We have blankets and quilts and comforters," Executive Director Joy Hanner said.

Street Reach is asking for donations of either cash or things like blankets, soap, toilet paper, or food.

They're also hosting a cookie sale fundraiser at the mission Wednesday, December 8th at 12noon.

Here is a list of agencies in our area that help the homeless:

Horry County Soup Kitchens & Shelters

Coastal Rescue Mission

http://www.coastalrescuemission.org/

4350 Bryant Street Loris, SC

843-448-1352

Shelter for women with children, food pantry, thrift store

Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach

http://www.helpinghandofmyrtlebeach.org/

1411 Mr Joe White Avenue

Providing food, medications, housing and financial help

Promise Land Ministries http://www.mbchristianchurch.com/promiselandministries.htm

Galivants Ferry - 1786 Highway 29

Providing housing, food, counseling

Sea Haven

http://seahaveninc.com/

North Myrtle Beach - 505 9th Avenue North

Helping homeless youth

Street Reach Ministires

http://www.streetreachministries.org/

1018 North Oscela Dr.

Homeless shelter, soup kitchen, emergency food

Horry County Food Banks & Pantries

Caring and Sharing

http://www.caringandsharingonline.com/

124 West George Street Hemingway,SC

843-558-7966

Also serves Horry County Food bank, financial assistance

Coastal Rescue Mission http://www.coastalrescuemission.org/pantry.html

4350 Bryant Street Loris, SC

843-448-1352

Open the last Saturday of every month

Community Kitchen of Myrtle Beach http://www.communitykitchenmb.org/

1411 Mr Joe White Avenue

843-444-9383

Soup kitchen open 365 days a year

Lowcountry Food Bank

http://www.lowcountryfoodbank.org/>

Chefs' Feast http://www.lowcountryfoodbank.org/chefsfeast.asp

200 South Broadway

Provides food for 400 Lowcountry hunger-relief organizations

Horry County Affordable Housing Resources

Habitat for Humanity of Horry County

http://www.habitatmb.org/

Total Care for the Homeless Coalition

http://www.tchc-web.org/

TCHC Providing emergency, transitional and permanent housing

Pee Dee CAA Shelter

Pee Dee Community Action Agency

411 Jarrott Street

Florence, SC 29506

Phone:

(843) 678-3410

Area Rescue Mission Inc

1327 Olanta Highway

Effingham, SC 29541

Low Country Shelter Association

4825 S. Highway 41

Mullins, SC 29574

Phone Number: (803)771-4357