Denver is opening overflow cold weather shelters throughout the city, keeping them open 24/7 until New Year's Day.
Pedestrians make their way across a snow covered Denver Millennium Bridge and downtown in Denver on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) Denver will open overflow cold weather shelters throughout the city Monday afternoon and keep them open 24/7 through New Year’s Day. From 1 p.m. Monday to 11 a.m. Wednesday, people in need of shelter can visit the Stone Creek shelter at 4595 Quebec St., which used to be a Best Western hotel, and facilities at 2601 West 7th Ave.
and 375 South Zuni St., city officials said. Denver Rescue Mission’s Lawrence Street Community Center at 2222 Lawrence St. for individual men, open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily; Urban Peak at 1630 South Acoma St. for 15- to 20-year-olds, open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily; The Salvation Army Connection Center for families with minor children, which people should call for intake information at 303-295-3366 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday and Sunday. “There are many shelter facilities throughout the city, so rather than requiring people in crisis to navigate a complex system, we have identified specific centrally located facilities as the ‘front door’ access to the entire system,” Colorado weather: Mountain snow will make holiday travel risky, avalanche danger high “Front door” shelter points have longer hours and also take people to other facilities with more room when needed, city officials said. also opens recreation centers as warming locations during regular business hours and city officials may convert them into additional overnight shelters to make sure everyone can come inside when temperatures are unsafe.
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