Overflow shelters are available if needed during the forecast freezing weather and people can text Fort Worth and Arlington helplines to receive more information about centers.
Denver’s trigger point for activating extreme weather shelters during winter lags behind other large cities with large populations of unhoused residents 20 degrees Fahrenheit, up from a 10-degree threshold last year.
Mutual Aid Monday, Friends of SoDen, and Housekeys Action Network Denver start Campaign 5280 to collect cold weather gear for people experiencing homelessness.