On November 20, 2008, the Delaware Coast Press ran a story about charities feeling a pinch. The story reported that Crisis House Shelter in Georgetown, the only emergency housing facility in Sussex County, turns away 20 to 30 people each night because it only has 20 beds.

"The faces of the homeless have changed. We used to see mostly drug addicts and alcoholics ... people not willing to work with the system," social worker Marla DiBattista said. "Now, we see entire families coming though our door -- some just women and children -- and we also have the average Joes who work everyday, but because of certain circumstances, lost their home."