On Thursday, February 13, 2014, the Cold Emergency Alert will remain activated. Please note that due to the amount of snow, no warming buses will be in operation, overflow shelters and additional warming sites remain open.

The following locations are currently open as warming sites:

• Old DC Council Chamber (441 4^th Street, NW), Co-ed
• Greenleaf Recreation Center (201 N Street, SW), Coed
• Sherwood Recreation Center (640 10th Street, NE), Co-ed
• West End Library (24^th and L Streets, NW), Co-ed

The Shelter Hotline maintains the census at all sites and determines if changes need to be made as capacity is reached at any location.

Warming site end times will be the following:

• If DC Government is open on time – shelters/warming sites close at normal time of 7:00 am
• If DC Government has delayed opening – shelters/warming sites will extend closing by the hours delayed (i.e., one or two hours after 7:00 am)
• If DC Government is closed - shelters/warming sites will remain open 24 hours

When the actual or forecasted temperature or wind chill is 32 degrees F or below, the District issues a Hypothermia Alert. If the actual or forecasted temperature or wind chill is 15 degrees or below, or 20 degrees with precipitation or other cold indicators, a Cold Emergency Alert will be activated. This means that additional services and supports are available to help homeless residents. To request support for persons in DC who are homeless and on the street now, contact the Shelter Hotline at 1-800-535-7252 or 311 or email [email protected]. Visit www.dmhhs.dc.gov for updates.