Bruce asked the other women to give her some space. Carolers used to sing outside the shelter, but not this year. People would bring hot chocolate, coffee, doughnuts. You almost had to ask them to leave. Now, it seems to Bruce, they are pulling out as fast as they pull in.
Donations are down.
He doesn't know why things have changed. Maybe the economy. Maybe people are just tired. He rubs his face. Bruce says to one of his staff.