Middletown Marilyn Pierce GMIC Warming Station Opens Early for Its 18th Season

The station accepts anyone in need of a bed, first come, first serve, 9 p.m. to 9 a.m.

Volunteers Ryan Hood and Susan Vardem prepare breakfast for the needy at the Marilyn Pierce GMIC Warming Station in Middletown, N.Y., on Nov. 1, 2025. Oliver Mantyk/The Epoch Times

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.—The Middletown Warming Station opened for its 18th year in a row on Nov. 1, serving the homeless and needy for the rest of the winter season.

The station was renamed last spring to the Marilyn Pierce GMIC (Greater Middletown Interfaith Council) Warming Station after the late Marilyn Pierce, who greatly contributed to running the station over the past decade.