Extreme Weather Shelters

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Light of Life Rescue Mission

Shelter and Day Services - Winter Shelter

Provides overnight shelter for up to 25 individuals who are experiencing homelessness during the winter.

234 Voeghtly Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Eligibility: Serves adults (age 18 and older) in Allegheny County. Accepts all gender identities.

This space cannot accept those required to register on Megan’s Law.

Hours: Present between 10:00am and 2:00pm for intake at Light of Life.

Entry begins at 7:00pm.

Salvation Army - Western Pennsylvania Division

Emergency Disaster Services

Provides services at the scene of emergencies and disasters. Services might include: food service (mobile unit or on-site facilities), clothing, counseling, and referrals for support of disaster victims and relief workers.

285 Parish Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15220

Eligibility: Anyone in the service area affected by a disaster.

Hours: Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm Hotline answers
24/7

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McKeesport Downtown Housing - Winter Shelter

Provides overnight accommodation to individuals experiencing homelessness during periods of extreme weather.

523 Sinclair Street
McKeesport, PA 15132

Eligibility: Open to adults age 18 and older.

Hours: Every evening/night, November 18 through March 15, 7:00pm to 7:00am

Pittsburgh CitiParks

Beechview Healthy Active Living Community Center - Warming Centers

Provides warming center during extreme weather events.

1555 Broadway Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15216

Eligibility: No restrictions. Anyone with insufficient heat or a power outage is
welcome.

Hours: During periods of extreme cold, 8:00am to 7:00pm

Pittsburgh CitiParks

Brighton Heights Healthy Active Living Community Center - Warming Centers

Provides warming center during extreme weather events.

3515 McClure Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Eligibility: No restrictions. Anyone with insufficient heat or a power outage is
welcome.

Hours: During periods of extreme cold, 8:00am to 7:00pm

Pittsburgh CitiParks

Greenfield Healthy Active Living Community Center - Warming Centers

Provides warming center during extreme weather events.

745 Greenfield Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217

Eligibility: No restrictions. Anyone with insufficient heat or a power outage is
welcome.

Hours: During periods of extreme cold, 8:00am to 7:00pm

Pittsburgh CitiParks

Homewood Healthy Active Living Community Center - Warming Centers

Provides warming center during extreme weather events.

7321 Frankstown Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15208

Eligibility: No restrictions. Anyone with insufficient heat or a power outage is
welcome.

Hours: During periods of extreme cold, 8:00am to 7:00pm

Pittsburgh CitiParks

Sheraden Healthy Active Living Community Center - Warming Centers

Provides warming center during extreme weather events.

720 Sherwood Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15204

Eligibility: No restrictions. Anyone with insufficient heat or a power outage is
welcome.

Hours: During periods of extreme cold, 8:00am to 7:00pm

Pittsburgh CitiParks

South Side Healthy Active Living Community Center - Warming Centers

Provides warming center during extreme weather events.

Twelfth and Bingham Streets
Pittsburgh, PA 15203

Eligibility: No restrictions. Anyone with insufficient heat or a power outage is
welcome.

Hours: During periods of extreme cold, 8:00am to 7:00pm

Pittsburgh CitiParks

Arlington Recreation Center - Warming Centers

Provides warming center during extreme weather events.

2201 Salisbury Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15210

Eligibility: No restrictions. Anyone with insufficient heat or a power outage is
welcome.

Hours: During periods of extreme cold, 8:00am to 7:00pm

Second Avenue Commons

Shelter, Clinic, and Engagement Center - Winter Shelter Program

Provides overnight shelter for up to 40 individuals who are experiencing homelessness during the winter.

700 Second Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Eligibility: Serves adults (age 18 and older) in Allegheny County.

Hours: November 15 through March 15, Daily, 7:00pm to 7:00am

Second Avenue Commons

Shelter, Clinic, and Engagement Center - Overflow Shelter

Provides overnight shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness in Allegheny County. Individuals may wait at the shelter, clinic, and engagement center until 7:00pm for openings.

The Overflow Shelter is located off-site. Transportation is provided.

700 Second Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Eligibility: Serves adults (age 18 and over) experiencing homelessness in Allegheny County.

Hours: During declared Code Blue or extreme weather conditions, the service is available from 7:00pm to 7:00am the following morning.

East End Cooperative Ministry

Administrative Office, East Liberty - Winter Shelter

Provides overnight shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness in Allegheny County. Serves dinner and breakfast.

6140 Station Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Eligibility: Serves adults (age 18 and older) in Allegheny County. Accepts all gender identities.

This space cannot accept those required to register on Megan’s Law.

Hours: Entry begins: 7:00 PM
Entry ends: 9:00 PM

Glade Run Lutheran Services

Overnight Warming Center - Overnight Winter Warming Shelter

Provides overnight shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness during winter months.

123 East Diamond Street
Butler, PA 16001

Eligibility: Serves individuals experiencing homelessness in Butler County.

Hours: Shelter open October 30 through March 31, 10:00pm to 8:00am the following morning.

INTAKE HOURS:
Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm: Call Catholic Charities Intake number for voucher.

After 4:00pm on weekdays, or at any time on weekends and holidays, call Center for Community Resources Emergency/After Hours number.

Burrell Township Library

Burrell Township Building - Library Services

Offers library services including lending of books, magazines, DVDs and audio materials; public access computers; copies, adult and youth programming; and interlibrary materials lending.

321 Park Drive
Black Lick, PA 15716

Eligibility: No limitations or restrictions.

Hours: Monday, 9:00am to 3:00pm; Tuesday, 2:00pm to 7:00pm; Wednesday, Closed;
Thursday, 1:00pm to 7:00pm; Friday, 10:00am to 1:00pm; Saturday,
11:00am to 5:00pm; Sunday, Closed

Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services

SPHS Connect - Welcome Home Shelter - Welcome Home Extreme Weather Shelter

Provides emergency shelter when the temperature drops below 25 degrees.

218 South Maple Avenue
Suite 200
Greensburg, PA 15601

Eligibility: Serves individuals in Westmoreland County who are experiencing
homelessness or are without heat in their homes.

Hours: Daily, 7:00pm to 7:00am

Union Mission

Men's Shelter and Office - Cold Weather Shelter

Provides shelter for men during nights that are 25 degrees or colder.

2217 East Harrison Avenue
Latrobe, PA 15650

Eligibility: Open to individuals in need of shelter. Must not have violent or sexual
criminal history.

Hours: During weather under 25 degrees, 8:00pm to 8:00am.

Washington City Mission

Administrative Headquarters - Extreme Weather Shelter

Provides a warming center on days of extreme cold.

84 West Wheeling Street
Washington, PA 15301

Eligibility: This program is limited to men 18 years of age and older. Call for details.

Hours: Varies; call for details.

Office of Homeless Services

Administrative Headquarters - Code Blue Response

During Code Blue, Homeless Outreach increases staffing and transports persons experiencing homelessness directly to shelter 24 hours a day. A Code Blue is enacted during extremely cold conditions, when temperatures fall near or below 20 degrees Fahrenheit.

1401 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Eligibility: Persons experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia during Code Blue
extreme cold weather events

Hours: Hotline available 24/7

Opportunity House

Reading - Opportunity House Shelter

Not accepting males for November 2024 due to the men's facility being under construction.
Serves as a homeless shelter for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Provides shelter and programs to help guide individuals and families to self-sufficiency.

Operates a Code Blue program and extends its housing capacity when temperatures are below freezing, sub-zero, or in anticipation of a substantial snow storm.

430 North Second Street
Reading, PA 19601

Eligibility: A) Serves adult individuals experiencing homelessness
B) Serves families experiencing homelessness, children must be accompanied by legal guardian
C) Must be a residents of Berks County

Hours: 24/7

Mental Health Partnerships

CONNECT - Upper Darby - Connect by Night - Code Blue Warming Center

Serves as a cold blue shelter on nights when temperature reach 40 degrees or below.

7200 Chestnut Street
Upper Darby, PA 19082

Eligibility: Single adults

Project HOME

Philadelphia - Code Blue Shelter

Provides emergency shelter for homeless when temperature is extremely low (code blue).

1515 Fairmount Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130

Eligibility: No eligibility requirements

Access Services - Delaware Valley

Street Outreach Program - Code Blue Program

Provides hotel stays for households unable to access shelter during county-declared Code Blue extreme cold weather emergencies.

4070 Bulter Pike
Suite 900
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Eligibility: No limitations or restrictions

Hours: 24/7 during county-declared Code Blue extreme cold weather emergencies

Main Link Peer Support Center

Towanda - Extreme Weather Warming Center

The Warming Center will be open if the temperature falls below 20 degrees with excessive wind chill, or if the snow fall prediction is over 10 inches. Soup, sleeping bags, and hot beverages would be available. Volunteers from the various agencies and churches would man the Center, all having criminal background and child abuse clearances. Staffing will be either two males or a male and female. Local police will be asked to swing by during the evening.

17 Pine Street
Towanda, PA 18848

Eligibility: A) Motorists that are stranded on our roads and State and Local police can direct them or bring them to the center to be warm as they coordinate how to get their vehicles towed or plowed out. They can also charge their phones.
B) Residents that do not have heat because of shut offs and need to be in the warm.
C) The Homeless population that wants to get out of the snow or cold temperature.

Hours: When warming shelter is triggered to be open: 7:00pm to 7:00am

Cumberland County Aging & Community Services

Warming/ Cooling Centers - Cumberland County

Provides warming centers to keep residents warm at Branch Creek Place Senior Center, Big Spring Senior Center, Carlisle Senior Action Center, Mechanicsburg Place Senior Center, Mary C. Schaner Senior Center, and West Shore Senior Center.

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Eligibility: No limitations or restrictions

Hours: Aging and Community Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Branch Creek Place Senior Center: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 3:00pm
Big Spring Senior Center: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 3:30pm
Carlisle Senior Action Center: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 2:00pm
Mechanicsburg Place Senior Center: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 3:00pm
Mary C. Schaner Senior Center: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 3:00pm
West Shore Senior Center: Monday through Thursday, 8:00am to 4:00pm; Friday, 8:00am to 2:00pm

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River Crossing YMCA

Allentown Branch - Allentown Warming Station

Winter shelter for single men and single women. Registration 7:00pm to 9:00pm (Only employed guests with written proof of employment may enter station later). First come, first served. Lights out at 10:30pm. Lights on at 5:45am.

Dinner meals are provided seven nights a week for those staying there only.
Masks are not required but recommended if not feeling well.

425 South 15th Street
Allentown, PA 18102

Eligibility: Homeless single men and women 18 years and older who have no other
shelter options; Unable to serve families Must have no open criminal
warrants or sexual offender status found on background check through
Meghan's Law, Magistrate and Appellate Court.

Hours: Open November 15, 2024 through April 15, 2025
Monday through Sunday, 7:00pm to 7:00am

Advocates for Homeless & Those In Need - Lower Bucks

Shir Ami - Newtown - Lower Bucks Code Blue Winter Shelter

Provides transportation from certain pick up points in Lower Bucks to the shelters. Each site acts as a shelter on a rotating basis for each month of winter, or when code blues are declared.

Also provides bedding and some clothing. The host church provides the space, a hot meal, and breakfast. No children under 18 years old. No service animals allowed.

101 Richboro Newtown Road
Newtown, PA 18940

Eligibility: Adults age 18+ experiencing homelessness in Lower Bucks County

Hours: December 2024 through March 31, 2024, 8:30pm to 7:30am on days that the temperature criteria of 26 degrees or below including wind chill

Advocates for Homeless & Those In Need - Lower Bucks

Woodside Church - Lower Bucks Code Blue Winter Shelter

1667 Edgewood Road
Yardley, PA 19067

Eligibility: Adults age 18+ experiencing homelessness in Lower Bucks County

Hours: December 2024 through March 31, 2024, 8:30pm to 7:30am on days that the temperature criteria of 26 degrees or below including wind chill

Advocates for Homeless & Those In Need - Lower Bucks

Calvary Baptist Church - Lower Bucks Code Blue Winter Shelter

250 Green Lane
Bristol, PA 19007

Eligibility: Adults age 18+ experiencing homelessness in Lower Bucks County

Hours: December 2024 through March 31, 2024, 8:30pm to 7:30am on days that the temperature criteria of 26 degrees or below including wind chill

Advocates for Homeless & Those In Need - Lower Bucks

Morrisville Presbyterian Church - Lower Bucks Code Blue Winter Shelter

771 North Pennsylvania Avenue
Morrisville, PA 19067

Eligibility: Adults age 18+ experiencing homelessness in Lower Bucks County

Hours: December 2024 through March 31, 2024, 8:30pm to 7:30am on days that the temperature criteria of 26 degrees or below including wind chill

Community Action Agency of Delaware County

Life Center of Eastern Delaware County - Code Blue Shelter for Single Adults

Operates an emergency shelter facility for single adults that adds seven (7) cots to during Code Blue extreme cold emergency declarations from November 1 to April 1.

6310 Market Street
Upper Darby, PA 19082

Eligibility: Single adults, age 18+, who are experiencing homelessness in Delaware County

Hours: Emergency shelter operates 7 days a week. Call for more information.

Community CARES

Saint Paul's Lutheran Church - Winter Weather Shelter

Provides a winter shelter December 1 through March 31 for any experiencing homelessness in Cumberland County.

201 West Louther Street
Carlisle, PA 17013

Eligibility: To have access to the shelter program, you must be:
A) Adults age 18 and older
B) Experiencing homelessness

Hours: December 1 through March 31: Monday through Sunday, 8:30pm to 7:00am

LifePath Christian Ministries

Main Campus - Extreme Weather Relief Center - Code Blue Shelter Services

Provides Code Blue Shelter Services from November 1, until March 31. Offers overnight emergency shelter and a warming station during the day at 367 W Market Street.

363-369 West Market Street
York, PA 17401

Eligibility: No limitations or restrictions

Hours: Code Blue Shelter: November 1, through March 31, open every night
Warming Station: Call for details

Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering

Bethlehem - Bethlehem Winter Shelter

Provides overnight shelter, an evening meal served 5:30pm to 7:30pm, and breakfast to go. Showers are available daily. 70 beds.

75 East Market Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018

Eligibility: * Adults age 18 and older

* Individuals experiencing homelessness

* Single (no children, no families)

* Residents of Bethlehem

Hours: Open November 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025
Monday through Sunday, 5:00pm to 7:00am

Philly House

Philadelphia - Emergency Shelter for Men

Offers an overnight emergency shelter for men. Provides a meal, shower, and clean bed. Guests can stay for up to 30 days at a time.

302 North 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Eligibility: Adult males, age 18+, who are experiencing homelessness

Hours: 24/7

Pottstown Beacon of Hope

Pottstown Intake Location - Winter Shelter for Single Adults

Provides an overnight shelter and warming center for single adults in Pottstown from November 1 to April 30. Operates on a first come, first served basis.

Each morning at 7:30am, clients must accept transportation to Pottstown Recovery Learning Center (PRLC), 414 East High Street, Pottstown.

316 East High Street
Pottstown, PA 19464

Eligibility: Single adult (age 18+) residents of Pottstown experiencing homelessness

Hours: Intake Hours: Nightly, 5:00pm to 7:00pm, November 1 to April 30, at 316 East High Street, Pottstown

Shelter Hours: Nightly, 7:00pm to 8:00am, November 1 to April 30

Out of the Cold

Day Shelter and Resource Center - Extreme Weather Shelter

Out of the Cold is a low barrier shelter located in State College PA. We accept individuals with all different walks of life, regardless of decisions that people have made in the past, we believe that shelter is a basic human right. We are a year around shelter. Our day shelter is open from 8 am to 8 pm to anyone experiencing housing or food insecurity. Please call in at 84-852-8864 to be placed on our wait list for overnight shelter. We are only taking Centre County residents at this time.

318 South Atherton Street
State College, PA 16801

Eligibility: You must be 18 years of age or older to be able to come into our shelter.
Must be a Centre County resident.

Hours: Monday through Sunday, 8:00am to 8:00pm (Day Shelter) and 8:00pm to
8:00am (Evening Shelter)

Downtown Daily Bread

Harrisburg, Overnight Shelter - Men's Winter Overnight Shelter

Serves as a winter overnight shelter.

Families with children needing shelter should call HELP Ministries at 717-238-2851 between 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday. When HELP office is closed, call Crisis Intervention at (717) 232-7511 or 1-888-596-4447.

234 South Street
Top Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101

Eligibility: Male age 18 and older

Hours: Monday through Sunday, 7:30pm to 6:30am

Advocates for the Homeless of Upper Bucks

Upper Bucks Code Blue Shelter

Provides a safe, warm, overnight shelter when the temperature is 26 degrees Fahrenheit or lower (or 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower with precipitation). Serves a hot meal and breakfast. Offers other supplies as needed. Also offers laundry service once a week.

501 West Broad Street
Masonic Lodge, 1st Floor
Quakertown, PA 18951

Eligibility: Adults age 18+ in need of shelter in Upper Bucks County

Hours: 2024:
Intake Hours: 8:30pm to 11:00pm
Shelter Hours: 8:30pm to 7:00am

Gettysburg C.A.R.E.S.

Gettysburg - Homeless Prevention Program

Offers a community emergency wintertime shelter to those without housing during the Winter months (October to April). Provides ongoing support to stay in contact with housing, legal, and employment resources. Improves life skills through educational opportunities.

117 York Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325

Eligibility: Experiencing homelessness

Hours: October 30, 2023 to April 14, 2024: 24/7

Keystone Mission

North Scranton Weston Field House/Code Blue shelter - Weston Field House Code Blue Shelter

Provides a weather-related emergency shelter for those who are homeless and would be exposed to extreme conditions throughout the winter months. Code Blue Shelter will open the doors to the community when the temperature is forecast to be 20 degrees or below and/or a forecast of 12 inches or more of snow. Bedrolls, cots, bedding, pillows, access to bathroom and shower are provided.

982 Providence Road
North Scranton, PA 18508

Eligibility: Adults age 18 and older (no children) experiencing homelessness in the
Scranton area.

Hours: On a day the shelter is open, community members will be able to enter at
9:00pm and the shelter will remain open until 6:00am the next morning.

Keystone Mission

Scranton Innovation Center

Provides a day center for those who are homeless and would be exposed to extreme weather conditions, the cold of the winter or heat of the summer. Breakfast and lunch are served. Also provides help with obtaining food and clothing, government ID's, assistance to see a medical professional, enter a drug or alcohol rehab program and assistance with housing.

8 West Olive Street
Scranton, PA 18508

Eligibility: Adults experiencing homelessness in the Scranton area.

Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 3:00pm

Keystone Mission

Wilkes Barre Innovation Center - 365 Overnight Shelter

Provides a safe shelter for individuals who are facing homelessness and who might otherwise remain unsheltered during the year.

The goal of the shelter is to create a safe and supportive environment where the public can access temporary shelter, receive needed support, and work towards achieving stability.

90 East Union Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

Eligibility: Adults age 18 and older (no children) experiencing homelessness in the
Wilkes-Barre area.

Hours: Open everyday, arrive by 8:00pm and the shelter will remain open until 7:00am

Keystone Mission

Wilkes Barre Innovation Center

90 East Union Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

Eligibility: Adults experiencing homelessness in the Wilkes Barre area.

Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 3:00pm

Safe Harbor Easton

Safe Harbor Easton - Warming Shelter Site (Thursday-Friday) - Safe Harbor Easton - Warming Shelter

An emergency, cold-weather shelter for adult men and women, available on a walk-in basis before posted curfew hours. Snacks served, hot beverages, hygiene kits, clothing closet, showers, case management available.
Covid-19 Protocols include testing and masking anyone with symptoms.

201 Brother Thomas Bright Avenue
Greater Shiloh Church
Easton, PA 18042

Eligibility: Homeless men and women who have no other shelter options; unable to serve
families

Hours: Open December 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025
Monday through Sunday, 7:00pm to 7:00am; No entry past 9:00pm

Safe Harbor Easton

Safe Harbor Easton - Warming Shelter Site (Monday-Wednesday) - Safe Harbor Easton - Warming Shelter

5636 Bushkill Drive
Easton, PA 18040

Eligibility: Homeless men and women who have no other shelter options; unable to serve
families

Hours: Open December 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025
Monday through Sunday, 7:00pm to 7:00am; No entry past 9:00pm

HopeWorx, Inc.

Daytime Community Center - CommunityWorx Day Shelter and Community Center

Operates a drop in day shelter. Serves as a cooling center during extreme heat weather emergencies. Offers a dry food pantry, free clothing, haircuts, laundry services, weekly art classes, socialization, and information about other resources in the community.

1210 Stanbridge Street, Suite 600
Norristown, PA 19401

Eligibility: No limitations or restrictions

Hours: Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm; Saturday, 10:00am
to 4:00pm

Elizabethtown Community Housing and Outreach Services

Elizabethtown Emergency Shelter - Emergency Shelter

Offers emergency shelter for men, women, and families (children of all ages), as space permits. Accommodations for persons with disabilities. No day center.

105 East Washington Street
Elizabethtown, PA 17022

Eligibility: Individuals experiencing homelessness. Serving residents with direct connections to Bainbridge, Elizabethtown, Marietta, Maytown, Mount Joy, and Rheems

Hours: December 2, 2024 through April 3, 2025,
Shelter Hours:
Monday through Friday, 6:30pm to 9:00am
Saturday and Sunday, 6:30am to 8:00am

Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm

Columbia Dream Center

Columbia - Columbia Dream Center Shelter

Emergency shelter for homeless Columbia residents. Meals included.
Laundry and showers available - this is for Shelter guests only - not the general public.

360 Locust Street
Columbia, PA 17512

Eligibility: Homeless Columbia residents or those with a connection to Columbia;
others may be accepted on a case-to-case basis; Single men and women
only, no families.

Hours: Monday through Sunday, 5:00pm to 8:00am

Our Neighbors' Place

Seasonal Shelter

Seasonal shelter that serves homeless adults. The shelter location rotates locations. Associated with EUMA (Erie United Methodist Alliance).

450 East 16th Street
Erie, PA 16503

Eligibility: Any person experiencing homelessness.

Hours: Every night from November 13, 2024 to April 2, 2025.

7:00pm to 6:45am

Sykesville Public Library

Sykesville - Library Services

Provides public computers, a photocopier, a printer, and fax services. Also offers summer reading and storytime programs. Serves as a warming/cooling center during periods of extreme cold/heat.

21 East Main Street
Sykesville, PA 15865

Eligibility: Residents of Sykesville Borough

Hours: Monday, 9:00am to 12:00pm and 3:00pm to 7:00pm; Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Friday, 9:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 4:30pm; Thursday, 9:00am to
12:00pm and 1:00pm to 6:30pm

The Pointe

Warming/Cooling Center

Offers a place to get warm during extreme cold/heat. Individuals may have access to showers, internet, snacks, and laundry.

259 Seneca Street
Oil City, PA 16301

Eligibility: No limitations or restrictions

Hours: 9:00pm to 9:00am

Must call, they are not always open.

Erie County Department of Human Services

Department of Human Services - Housing and Homelessness

Provides assistance with individuals/families dealing with homelessness or shelter needs. Services are applicable during severe weather conditions.

154 West 9th Street
Erie, PA 16501

Eligibility: Individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Erie County.

Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm
Please leave a message to request a call back outside office hours. On call staff is available 24/7.

Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Scranton (CSS)

Saint Anthony's Haven - Saint Anthony's Haven Community Shelter Program

Emergency homeless shelter providing separate facilities for men and women. The Shelter provides a place to sleep and share companionship. Meals, snacks, shower facilities and laundry services are also available.

409 Olive Street
Scranton, PA 18509

Eligibility: Homeless men and women, age18 years and older.

Hours: Daily, 7:30pm to 8:00am

Salvation Army of Norristown

Norristown - Code Blue Shelter for Households with Children

Provides emergency-only overnight shelter for households with children during county Code Blue declarations only. Shelter contingent upon available beds. No guarantee of getting shelter; may get help to stay warm outdoors.

533 Swede Street
Norristown, PA 19401

Eligibility: Households with children

Hours: Opens at 10:00pm during all code blue declarations

Salvation Army of Norristown

Norristown - Seasonal Winter Shelter for Single Women

Provides a seasonal winter shelter for single women, even when Code Blue is not declared, from November 1st to March 30th.

533 Swede Street
Norristown, PA 19401

Eligibility: This shelter is exclusively for individual women; no children, pets, service or otherwise.

Hours: Everyday while active, 5:00pm to 8:00am

Norristown Hospitality Center

Norristown - Drop in Center for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness

Offers a day shelter that provides breakfast; mail, fax, and phone services; lockers (30 days max); public restrooms; hot showers with towels and soap provided; crisis intervention and mental health counseling; social service applications and referrals; a monthly legal aid clinic; and an ID clinic to obtain state IDs, birth certificates, and social security cards.

Serves as a cooling center or code blue shelter during extreme weather emergencies.

530 Church Street, First Floor
Norristown, PA 19401

Eligibility: Serves adults (age 18+) only.

Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:00am to 4:00pm

Salvation Army of Pottstown

Pottstown Center - Code Blue Shelter for Families with Children

Operates an emergency only overnight shelter for families on nights when the county makes a CODE BLUE declaration.

137 King Street
Pottstown, PA 19464

Eligibility: Adults (men, women, guardians, grandparents) with children under the age of 18 (or with adult child/dependent with a disabling condition in need of a caregiver)

Adults may not be sexual offenders.

Hours: After 5:00pm preferred

Hope Rescue Mission

Berks - Code Blue Program

Cold weather emergency shelter program that operates throughout the winter months. It provides emergency shelter for an additional 80-100 men nightly. Men sleep on bunkbeds in Mission gym. Program participants attend nightly evening chapels led by local church partners, immediately followed by dinner. Men in Code Blue also have daily access to Wi-Fi enabled laptops, laundry services, and showers.

645 North Sixth Street
Reading, PA 19601

Eligibility: Single, adult, homeless men

Christian Churches United

HELP Ministries - Women and Non-Binary Persons Winter Overnight Shelter - Women and Non-Binary Individuals Overnight Shelter

Operates an overnight shelter. Does not provide meals or showers.

Families with children needing shelter should call HELP Ministries at 717-238-2851 between 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday. When HELP office is closed, call Crisis Intervention at (717) 232-7511 or 1-888-596-4447.

216 State Street
Grace United Methodist Church
Harrisburg, PA 17101

Eligibility: Individuals 18 years and older: Female, transgender female, and
individuals who identify as non-binary

Hours: Monday through Sunday, 7:30pm to 7:00am

Tenfold

Tenfold (formally Tabor Community Services) - Temporary Shelter

Provides a temporary 50 bed shelter that will run for 12 weeks. First come, first served on the first night. Clients can return the next night and bed will be saved until 8pm.

308 East King Street
Lancaster, PA 17602

Eligibility: Individual men and women only. Couples will be split on different sides for lights out.

Hours: Monday through Sunday, 7:30pm to 7:00am

Hours extended due to code blue: Saturday, December 21 open until 10:00am

Hanover Area Council of Churches

Changing Lives Homeless Shelter - Changing Lives Shelter

Provides a year-round homeless shelter for both singles and households. NOTE: The shelter has 12 bedrooms with two beds and room for two more, plus two larger bedrooms for families. Offers a community lunch and a cooling station.

Eligibility: Experiencing homelessness

Hours: 24/7

(717) 633-1992

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Salvation Army - Chester

Chester - Emergency Shelter for Single Adults

Operates an emergency overnight shelter for single men and women. Serves as a Code Blue shelter during extreme cold weather emergency declarations.

Open 7 nights a week.

151 West 15th Street
Chester, PA 19013

Eligibility: Single adult residents of Delaware County age 18+

Hours: Monday through Sunday, 6:00pm until full

Ann's Heart

Center for Emergency Resources (CERAH) - Code Blue Overnight Emergency Warming Center

Offers overnight shelter during winter months for men, women, and families experiencing homelessness. Provides dinner and breakfast, has on-site laundry, and shower facililities available for guests. Case management also offered on a case by case basis.

Sacred Heart Church
146 Church Street, Lower Level
Phoenixville, PA 19460

Eligibility: Individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the boroughs of Phoenixville and Spring City; and the townships of East Pikeland, West Pikeland, East Vincent, and Schuylkill.

Hours: Shelter Dates: November 13, 2023, through April 8, 2024

Intake Hours: Nightly, 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Guests must arrive before 10:00pm unless specific arrangements have been made to arrive later.

Closing Hour:
Monday through Saturday, 8:00am
Sunday, 10:00am

Port Jervis Warming Station

Saint Peter's Lutheran Church - Port Jervis Warming Station

Offers overnight shelter for individuals who are temporarily at risk for exposure due to homelessness or other situations which make them vulnerable. Provides cot, clean bedding, hot meal, shower, and laundry facilities. Donated clothing items and knapsacks may also be available.

31 West Main Street
Port Jervis, NY 12771

Eligibility: Adults age 18 and older. Accepts anyone that needs to get out of the cold. Cannot accommodate children.

Hours: November 15th, 2024 through March 31st, 2025; Monday through Sunday, 8:00pm to 7:00am

Haws Avenue United Methodist Church

Norristown - Code Blue Shelter

Provides 40 beds for adult men and women during Code Blue Declarations

800 West Marshall Street
Norristown, PA 19401

Eligibility: Men and women age 18+; small pets and service animals permitted

Hours: Only operational during Code Blue Declarations

Shelter available 7:00pm to 7:00am

AGAPE Love From Above To Our Community

Bloomsburg - Code Blue Emergency Shelter

Provides an emergency shelter that opens when a "Code Blue" alert is issued. Code Blue is issued when the forecast temperature, including wind chills, is expected to reach 45 degrees or lower, or a foot or more of snow.

851 Railroad Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Eligibility: Anyone in need.

Hours: Open during Code Blue Alert, 8:00pm to 8:00am

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church - Lansdale

Lansdale - Code Blue Shelter for Single Adult Males

Offers warm lodging to men during the nighttime hours when the temperature falls below 30 degrees Fahrenheit, regardless of county declaration. Dinner and breakfast are provided. Shelter is contingent upon available beds. No guarantee of getting shelter; may get help to stay warm outdoors.

There are only 18 beds available.

1000 West Main Street
Lansdale, PA 19446

Eligibility: Adult males age 18+

Hours: 8:00pm to 8:00am whenever nighttime temperature falls below 30 degrees
Fahrenheit

Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church

Cold Weather Homeless Shelter

Offers a Cold Weather Homeless Shelter providing over night warm place to sleep. Shower and laundry facilities available. Meal served on Tuesday and Friday.

915 North Fifth Street
Stroudsburg, PA 18360

Eligibility: Open to adults age 18 and older (no children).

Hours: Seasonal: November 1st through March 31st; 7:00pm to 6:00am, seven nights a week

Haws Avenue United Methodist Church

Norristown - Code Blue Shelter for Single Adults

Provides an extreme cold weather shelter for single adults of any gender during county-wide Code Blue declarations.

800 West Marshall Street
Norristown, PA 19401

Eligibility: Single adults, age 18+

Hours: 7:00pm to 7:00am during county-issued Code Blue declarations

(484) 688-1240

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Church on the Mall

Code Blue Shelter for Single Adults

Provides an extreme cold weather overnight shelter for up to 18 individua adults during Code Blue declarations.

500 West Germantown Pike
#1900
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Eligibility: Individuals age 18+, no pets permitted but service dogs are allowed

Hours: Intake Hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:00pm to 10:00pm when temperatures are 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower, with shelter hours 8:00pm to 8:00am

NOT AVAILABLE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

Upper Perkiomen Community Church

ZZZ Seasonal - East Greenville Code Blue Shelter - Code Blue Shelter for Single Adult Males

Provides an extreme cold weather shelter for up to 10 individual adult men during county-wide Code Blue declarations.

104 Main Street
East Greenville, PA 18041

Eligibility: Single adult men age 18+

Hours: Call for details; only available when Code Blues are declared after December 1st

Breaking Bread Community

Breaking Bread Community Shelter - Code Blue Shelter for Single Adults

Operates an emergency shelter for single adults that accommodates those needing shelter during Code Blue extreme cold weather emergency declarations.

107 Long Lane

Eligibility: Single adults age 18+

Hours: Call for details

(484) 462-0135

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2024-2025 Code Blue Season - York County

LifePath Christian Ministries - Code Blue Day/Overnight Shelter - York City

Operates as a day shelter/warming center and an overnight shelter during the Code Blue season (November 1st through March 31st).

367 West Market Street
York, PA 17401

Eligibility: No limitations or restrictions

Hours: Day Shelter: Public warming station is only provided as needed due to severe weather, call for details
Overnight Shelter: Open every night, call for details

(717) 472-8911

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2024-2025 Code Blue Season - York County

Overflow Shelter - Code Blue Overflow Shelter

Operates as an overnight overflow shelter during the Code Blue season (November 1st through March 31st) once LifePath's main shelter spaces are full.

370 West Clarke Avenue
York, PA 17401

Eligibility: No limitations or restrictions

Hours: Overflow will open as needed, call for details

(717) 472-8911

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2024-2025 Code Blue Season - York County

Changing Lives Shelter - Code Blue Day/Overnight Shelter - Hanover

Operates as a day shelter/warming center and an overnight shelter during the Code Blue season (November 1st through March 31st).

136 Carlisle Street
Hanover, PA 17331

Eligibility: No limitations or restrictions

Hours: Day Shelter: Daily, 11:30pm to 12:30pm (as part of PAL Lunch)
Overnight Shelter: Open every night, call for details

(717) 633-6353

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2024-2025 Code Blue Season - York County

Beacon Resource Center - Code Blue Day Shelter - Beacon Resource Center

Operates as a day shelter/warming center during the Code Blue season (November 1st through March 31st).

408 West Market Street
York, PA 17401

Eligibility: No limitations or restrictions

Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 12:30pm to 3:00pm

(717) 699-8445

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2024-2025 Code Blue Season - York County

Covenant House Youth Shelter - Youth Code Blue Day Shelter

Operates as a day shelter/warming center during the Code Blue season (November 1st through March 31st).

307 East King Street
York, PA 17403

Eligibility: This resource is for youth

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 8:00pm

(717) 430-8573

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Unity Recovery

CommUnity Place - Winter Shelter

Provides low-barrier shelter during the cold weather season, November 15 through March 15.

7119 Hamilton Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15208

Eligibility: Adults age 18 and older; accepts all gender identities and nonbinary individuals.

Hours: Entry from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.

Guests are asked to leave the space at 8:00am. The shelter will assist with transportation.

Lansdale Borough

Park Building - Code Blue Shelter

Operates an overnight warming shelter during Code Blue declarations for up to five women. Shelter is maintained by Your Way Home.

765 East Main Street
Lansdale, PA 19446

Eligibility: Individual women residing in Montgomery County

Hours: 8:00pm to 8:00am during all code blue declarations

Shelter Area Meadville

Meadville - Warming Shelter

Provides access to indoor shelter during cold weather. Shelter activates when temperatures are projected to drop to 25° F or below between the hours of 8 pm to 8am.

Clinton Court
Meadville, PA 16335

Eligibility: Adults 18 years and older.

Hours: Dates of activation are November 15th and March 31st
8:00am to 8:00pm
When temperatures are projected to drop to 25° F or below

Light of Life Rescue Mission
Shelter and Day Services - Winter Shelter

Salvation Army - Western Pennsylvania Division
Emergency Disaster Services

ACTION-Housing
McKeesport Downtown Housing - Winter Shelter

Pittsburgh CitiParks
Beechview Healthy Active Living Community Center - Warming Centers

Pittsburgh CitiParks
Brighton Heights Healthy Active Living Community Center - Warming Centers

Pittsburgh CitiParks
Greenfield Healthy Active Living Community Center - Warming Centers

Pittsburgh CitiParks
Homewood Healthy Active Living Community Center - Warming Centers

Pittsburgh CitiParks
Sheraden Healthy Active Living Community Center - Warming Centers

Pittsburgh CitiParks
South Side Healthy Active Living Community Center - Warming Centers

Pittsburgh CitiParks
Arlington Recreation Center - Warming Centers

Second Avenue Commons
Shelter, Clinic, and Engagement Center - Winter Shelter Program

Second Avenue Commons
Shelter, Clinic, and Engagement Center - Overflow Shelter

East End Cooperative Ministry
Administrative Office, East Liberty - Winter Shelter

Glade Run Lutheran Services
Overnight Warming Center - Overnight Winter Warming Shelter

Burrell Township Library
Burrell Township Building - Library Services

Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services
SPHS Connect - Welcome Home Shelter - Welcome Home Extreme Weather Shelter

Union Mission
Men's Shelter and Office - Cold Weather Shelter

Washington City Mission
Administrative Headquarters - Extreme Weather Shelter

Office of Homeless Services
Administrative Headquarters - Code Blue Response

Opportunity House
Reading - Opportunity House Shelter

Mental Health Partnerships
CONNECT - Upper Darby - Connect by Night - Code Blue Warming Center

Project HOME
Philadelphia - Code Blue Shelter

Access Services - Delaware Valley
Street Outreach Program - Code Blue Program

Main Link Peer Support Center
Towanda - Extreme Weather Warming Center

River Crossing YMCA
Allentown Branch - Allentown Warming Station

Advocates for Homeless & Those In Need - Lower Bucks
Shir Ami - Newtown - Lower Bucks Code Blue Winter Shelter

Advocates for Homeless & Those In Need - Lower Bucks
Woodside Church - Lower Bucks Code Blue Winter Shelter

Advocates for Homeless & Those In Need - Lower Bucks
Calvary Baptist Church - Lower Bucks Code Blue Winter Shelter

Advocates for Homeless & Those In Need - Lower Bucks
Morrisville Presbyterian Church - Lower Bucks Code Blue Winter Shelter

Community Action Agency of Delaware County
Life Center of Eastern Delaware County - Code Blue Shelter for Single Adults

Community CARES
Saint Paul's Lutheran Church - Winter Weather Shelter

LifePath Christian Ministries
Main Campus - Extreme Weather Relief Center - Code Blue Shelter Services

Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering
Bethlehem - Bethlehem Winter Shelter

Philly House
Philadelphia - Emergency Shelter for Men

Pottstown Beacon of Hope
Pottstown Intake Location - Winter Shelter for Single Adults

Out of the Cold
Day Shelter and Resource Center - Extreme Weather Shelter

Downtown Daily Bread
Harrisburg, Overnight Shelter - Men's Winter Overnight Shelter

Advocates for the Homeless of Upper Bucks
Upper Bucks Code Blue Shelter

Gettysburg C.A.R.E.S.
Gettysburg - Homeless Prevention Program

Keystone Mission
North Scranton Weston Field House/Code Blue shelter - Weston Field House Code Blue Shelter

Keystone Mission
Scranton Innovation Center

Keystone Mission
Wilkes Barre Innovation Center - 365 Overnight Shelter

Keystone Mission
Wilkes Barre Innovation Center

Safe Harbor Easton
Safe Harbor Easton - Warming Shelter Site (Thursday-Friday) - Safe Harbor Easton - Warming Shelter

Safe Harbor Easton
Safe Harbor Easton - Warming Shelter Site (Monday-Wednesday) - Safe Harbor Easton - Warming Shelter

HopeWorx, Inc.
Daytime Community Center - CommunityWorx Day Shelter and Community Center

Elizabethtown Community Housing and Outreach Services
Elizabethtown Emergency Shelter - Emergency Shelter

Columbia Dream Center
Columbia - Columbia Dream Center Shelter

Our Neighbors' Place
Seasonal Shelter

Sykesville Public Library
Sykesville - Library Services

The Pointe
Warming/Cooling Center

Erie County Department of Human Services
Department of Human Services - Housing and Homelessness

Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Scranton (CSS)
Saint Anthony's Haven - Saint Anthony's Haven Community Shelter Program

Salvation Army of Norristown
Norristown - Code Blue Shelter for Households with Children

Salvation Army of Norristown
Norristown - Seasonal Winter Shelter for Single Women

Norristown Hospitality Center
Norristown - Drop in Center for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness

Salvation Army of Pottstown
Pottstown Center - Code Blue Shelter for Families with Children

Hope Rescue Mission
Berks - Code Blue Program

Christian Churches United
HELP Ministries - Women and Non-Binary Persons Winter Overnight Shelter - Women and Non-Binary Individuals Overnight Shelter

Tenfold
Tenfold (formally Tabor Community Services) - Temporary Shelter

Salvation Army - Chester
Chester - Emergency Shelter for Single Adults

Ann's Heart
Center for Emergency Resources (CERAH) - Code Blue Overnight Emergency Warming Center

Haws Avenue United Methodist Church
Norristown - Code Blue Shelter

AGAPE Love From Above To Our Community
Bloomsburg - Code Blue Emergency Shelter

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church - Lansdale
Lansdale - Code Blue Shelter for Single Adult Males

Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church
Cold Weather Homeless Shelter

Haws Avenue United Methodist Church
Norristown - Code Blue Shelter for Single Adults

Church on the Mall
Code Blue Shelter for Single Adults

Upper Perkiomen Community Church
ZZZ Seasonal - East Greenville Code Blue Shelter - Code Blue Shelter for Single Adult Males

Breaking Bread Community
Breaking Bread Community Shelter - Code Blue Shelter for Single Adults

2024-2025 Code Blue Season - York County
LifePath Christian Ministries - Code Blue Day/Overnight Shelter - York City

2024-2025 Code Blue Season - York County
Overflow Shelter - Code Blue Overflow Shelter

2024-2025 Code Blue Season - York County
Changing Lives Shelter - Code Blue Day/Overnight Shelter - Hanover

2024-2025 Code Blue Season - York County
Beacon Resource Center - Code Blue Day Shelter - Beacon Resource Center

2024-2025 Code Blue Season - York County
Covenant House Youth Shelter - Youth Code Blue Day Shelter

Unity Recovery
CommUnity Place - Winter Shelter

Lansdale Borough
Park Building - Code Blue Shelter

Shelter Area Meadville
Meadville - Warming Shelter

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