423 people used the city of Austin’s overnight cold weather shelters Thursday
As rain and cold mixed Thursday night, the city of Austin says 423 people chose to utilize the city’s overnight cold weather shelters.
'This is the face of homelessness': Cold weather shelter organizer loses everything in Christmas home fire
Kristy Jocelyn, Executive Director of BASICS United Inc., knows first-hand the importance of providing cold weather shelters to those in need.
Houston points people to overflow shelters as cold, rainy weather threatens homeless
HOUSTON — The City of Houston is directing people to overflow shelters as temperatures plummet into the thirties amid rainfall, creating potentially life-threatening conditions for the homeless population. Local officials warn that the combination of cold and wet weather poses a severe risk of hypothermia for those exposed to the elements.
City of Houston taking safety precautions due to heavy rain and cold weather
City of Houston has extended overflow shelter hours to protect people from the elements as another round of bad weather rolls through Houston. As cold temperatures and heavy rain hit the area, overflow shelter facilities will remain open overnight to provide shelter to those in need.
Houston weather: Texas Winter Storm arrives, heavy rain forecasted
Today is a FOX 26 Storm Alert Day in southeast Texas. Heavy rain will begin to move in midday with the heaviest rain expected later this afternoon into the evening. Models are showing 2 to 4 inches of rain possible in total and the highest amounts will likely be close to the coast.
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Crisis Cold Weather Shelter Program opens extra spaces in severe conditions
The program brings additional sites onboard when temperatures get below 20. And more sites are open when a weather emergency ...
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Austin says retooled process for opening overnight cold-weather shelters is paying off
After receiving community feedback, the city lowered the temperature threshold to open the shelters and started giving people ...
City adds beds to cold weather shelters as turnout exceeds original plans
The City of Austin's Homeless Strategy Office said the layout of its cold weather shelters was adjusted this week to ...
Cold weather shelter opens in DeFuniak Springs
Matrix COC will be offering Cold Weather Emergency Sheltering on Thursday, January 9th at the DeFuniak Springs Community ...
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WARM shelter extends hours to keep homeless population safe during extreme cold
With temperatures dipping into single digits, the regional cold-weather shelter is making adjustments to keep the unhoused ...
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Cold weather shelter opening in St. Lucie County extended to Thursday
A cold weather shelter in Fort Pierce again will open Thursday afternoon as colder temperatures are expected to continue, ...
Lakeland homeless shelter makes preparations as cold will linger through next week
A meteorologist says another cold front is headed our way, as Lakeland's Talbot House is already 16% above normal occupancy.
Honoring a ‘right to at least live until tomorrow:’ new Dallas cold weather shelter opens
The city of Dallas announced Sunday it has opened a 900-person shelter inside Fair Park’s Grand Place to offer meals and a ...
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Theodore Church of God opens cold weather shelter
The Theodore Church of God will open its doors as a cold weather shelter starting Monday, according to the church’s Facebook ...
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Little Rock’s cold weather emergency shelter shifting to 24-hour operation
Little Rock’s cold weather emergency shelter is ramping up its operating hours as the city prepares for a winter storm.