LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - Grace Clinic and Greater Longview Optimal Wellness, known as GLOW, teamed up to offer free flu shots to men, women and children at the Hiway 80 Rescue Mission's men's and women's centers.

Deborah Bell, executive director of Grace Community Health, Grace Clinic, said the organizations aim to address the need."I think if you see a need, it's your job to step up and do what you can to fill that need," Bell said.

Crowded shelters increase spread riskMission Executive Director Brian Livingston said in shelters like this one, people often sleep close together, making it easier for illness to spread."We sleep as many folks as we can and any kind of illness that makes it into a shelter will spread like wildfire," Livingston said.