HUTCHINSON -A homeless shelter in Hutchinson has closed. According to officials with New Beginnings, the Noel House Shelter closed Tuesday morning due to the loss of a HUD grant that provided funding.

The shelter, located on W. 2nd Avenue in Hutchinson housed about 15 people per night and provided programs to try and help those using the shelter get back on their feet. The shelter had been open since May of 2013.

The closing includes the loss of five jobs, although most were part time.

Officials say this closing affects the Noel Shelter only and none of the other New Beginnings programs or homes in central Kansas are affected.

New Beginnings President Shara Gonzales says they will continue to provide emergency transitional housing at Meadowlark Commons.
Referrals to their waiting list can be made at that location which is 100 E. 2nd Avenue in Hutchinson.

New Beginnings still offers 56 beds of homeless housing in their emergency transitional housing complexes.

New Beginnings hopes that they will be able to secure financial support through some other avenue to re open the shelter.