A recent article in the New Haven Register announced "Houses of worship alleviate overcrowding". 

HAMDEN — As frigid temperatures grip the state, the Greater New Haven faith community is opening its doors to bring homeless people in from the cold.
In an effort to ease overcrowding at New Haven’s shelters during the winter, area houses of worship will take turns feeding and housing homeless people for the next 12 weeks. Abraham's Tent "goes a long way to easing the burden when temperatures outside force more homeless into shelters".