it's interesting to go from 'avoiding public bathrooms whenever possible' to 'public bathrooms only'
you get over the anxiety/discomfort or go outside, i guess
#Houseless
if you've ever heard of homeless people having problems with their feet - i can anecdotally confirm
i haven't been unhoused long and am not in the worst of circumstances
Woman, 74, found dead inside snow covered car at N.J. Walmart, cops say
https://www.nj.com/ocean/2026/01/women-74-found-dead-inside-snow-covered-car-at-nj-walmart-cops-say.html
Hidden in Plain Sight: Why Homelessness in Appalachia Reached a Breaking Point in 2024 and 2025
#Appalachia #Homelessness
#Homeless #Houseless #Unhoused #Housing #Poverty
Volunteers spread out across #PortlandME for annual count of #homeless population
Teams went out Thursday for the Point-in-Time count, an annual survey of homeless people across the country.
by Gillian Graham, January 30, 2026
Excerpt: "Warren said volunteers receive training on how to approach homeless people with respect, ask the survey questions and record responses in a phone app. Volunteers hand out gift cards to the people they talk to and encourage them to go to the city’s General Assistance office to pick up donated jackets, shoes and clothing."
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Why Homelessness in Appalachia Reached a Breaking Point in 2024 and 2025
https://appalachianmemories.org/2026/01/26/hidden-in-plain-sight-why-homelessness-in-appalachia-reached-a-breaking-point-in-2024-and-2025/
#Appalachia #Homelessness #Homeless #Houseless #Unhoused #Housing #Poverty
#Tennessee Emergency Management - Sheltering
"The shelters below have been established by local counties for those who may be in need. For further assistance, please contact your local emergency management agency.
Please check the notes for the location you are visiting as days and hours of operation may vary. For more detailed information, click the icon on the map."
List of shelters and map:
https://www.tn.gov/tema/ready-tn/tennessee-shelters.html
#WinterShelters #WarmingShelters #Unhoused #Homeless #Houseless #StayWarm #IceStorm #WarmingSheltersInTennessee
#Tennessee / #Virginia / #Kentucky - #WarmingShelters across the region as winter storm sets in
Faith Little
Sat, January 24, 2026
Tenn./Va/Ky. (WJHL) — "Warming shelters have been made available across the region this weekend as a frigid winter storm is expected to pass through the Tri-Cities."
[At the link below,] viewers can find a list of confirmed shelters and information regarding them compiled by News Channel 11:"
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/list-warming-shelters-across-region-111257834.html
#WarmingShelter #Unhoused #Homeless #Houseless #IceStorm #StayWarm
#WarmingShelters open in the #Carolinas ahead of #IceStorm
WSOCTV.com News Staff, Sat, January 24, 2026
"As a historic ice storm approaches the Carolinas, many counties are opening warming shelters for those who need a safe place to stay.
We’ve reached out to counties in #NorthCarolina and #SouthCarolina for their warming shelter plans, and we’ll update this article as locations are announced.
For Men: Roof Above provides shelter for men and expanded capacity at its shelter locations. Men may arrive at Roof Above at 3410 Statesville Avenue, Charlotte beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
For Women and Families: The Salvation Army provides shelter for women and families with expanded capacity at its shelter location. Women and families may arrive at the shelter at 534 Spratt Street, Charlotte between 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Transportation: Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) buses will offer rides to these shelter locations during this period. Riders must simply identify a designated shelter location to the driver.
Starting at 7:00 pm on Saturday, January 24th, Mecklenburg County and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management are opening a winter storm shelter at Grady Cole Recreation Center (310 N Kings Dr, #CharlotteNC 28204) in coordination with the Red Cross.
Alexander County will open an emergency shelter to support residents impacted by this weekend’s winter storm. The shelter will open on Sunday, January 25, at 9:00 a.m. in the JV gymnasium at Alexander Central High School (223 School Dr., Taylorsville). Food, water, and basic necessities will be provided.
A warming shelter will open at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Wadesboro Primary School, located at 1542 US Highway 52 South. The shelter will remain open until the weather stabilizes. Officials ask that you bring identification and essentials. Any pets should be caged.
There will be temporary emergency shelter open Saturday morning at 10 am at Ashe County High School.
The Salvation Army of Greater Hickory is opening, for information call 828-322-8061.
First United Methodist Church of Newton at 300 N. Main Ave
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF NEWTON (300 N Main Ave, Newton, NC 28658)
Statesville -
Officials are currently working with the Salvation Army located at 1361 Caldwell Street.
Unity Baptist Church at 482 N. Myrtle School Road at 8 p.m. Friday through 7 a.m. Tuesday
Rowan Helping Ministries is opening its warming station from Jan. 24 to Jan. 31 from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. nightly at 217 N. Long Street in #SalisburyNC.
Source:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/warming-shelters-open-carolinas-ahead-210051039.html
#EmergencyShelters #SouthCarolina #NorthCarolina #WarmingSheltersInSouthCarolina #WarmingSheltersInNorthCarolina #Unhoused #Houseless #Homeless #KeepWarm
#Wisconsin - #Milwaukee adds an emergency #WarmingShelter amid extreme cold
by Maia Pandey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Fri, January 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST
"Amid extreme cold, the City and County of Milwaukee are opening up an emergency warming shelter on Friday, Jan. 23.
"The newest shelter is at Washington Park Senior Center, 4420 W. Vliet St., and will be open until noon on Saturday, Jan. 24. That's in addition to seven warming shelters already open citywide, several of which have expanded their hours as the city sees -40 degree wind chills.
"With the wind chills posing significant risk of frostbite and hypothermia, it will be unsafe to be outside for even minutes at a time, health officials say.
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"Here's where to go if you're in need of shelter Friday:
Where are Milwaukee's warming shelters?
Here are the updated hours and locations of Milwaukee's warming shelters:
Guest House of Milwaukee (men only): 1216 N. 13th St., open all day Jan. 23 and until noon on Jan. 24 and 25. Capacity for 40 single men. Contact shelter at (414) 424-1271.
Joy House (women and families): 818 N. 19th St., open 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily. Capacity for five single women and five families. . Call 414-344-3774 before arriving.
Milwaukee Rescue Mission (men only): 830 N. 19th St., open 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily. Capacity for 30 single men. Call 414-935-0240 before arriving.
Repairers of the Breach (single adults only): 1335 W. Vliet St., open all day on Jan. 23 and 24. Capacity for 35 single men and 15 single women. Contact shelter at (414) 934-9305.
St. Vincent de Paul: 931 W. Madison St., open from 11 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. on Jan. 23 and 25. Contact shelter at (414) 649-9555.
Unity Lutheran Church (single adults only): 1025 E. Oklahoma Ave., open all day Jan. 23 and until noon on Jan. 24 and 25. Contact shelter at (414) 424-1268.
St. Benedict the Moor Parish: 930 W. State St., open for 24 hours a day until Jan. 26. Overnight accommodations will be available for 50 single men and 20 single women.
Washington Park Senior Center: 4420 W. Vliet St., open until Jan. 24 at 12 p.m.
Which city and county services are paused Friday?
City-operated buildings will remain open Friday, but non-emergency work will be paused for the day, including garbage and recycling pick-up, according to a news release from the Milwaukee Health Department and the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services..
For the county, the Milwaukee County Courthouse, Marcia P. Coggs Health and Human Services Center, community centers and senior centers will all remain open as scheduled.
However, outdoor activities at Milwaukee County Parks will be closed, and some county services, such as the Congregate Dining program and Meals on Wheels, may be disrupted by the weather."
Source:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/milwaukee-adds-emergency-warming-shelter-170037377.html
#WarmingSheltersInWisconsin #WarmingSheltersInMilwaukee #EmergencyShelters #ExtremeCold #OvernightShelters #Unhoused #Houseless #Homeless
#Louisiana - #LafayetteLA opens #warmingShelter Saturday ahead of #IceStorm
Aaron Gonsoulin, Lafayette Daily Advertiser, Jan. 24, 2026
"Lafayette residents in need of shelter and safety ahead of the upcoming ice storm can do so at a warming shelter at the Dupuis Recreation Center, beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24.
"The Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG), the Lafayette Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (OHSEP) and community partners said they are opening the shelter as temperatures in #Acadiana are expected to drop into the single digits starting Monday.
"The warming shelter will remain open through 10 a.m. Jan. 27, providing overnight refuge for individuals experiencing homelessness or those without adequate heat as freezing conditions impact #LafayetteParish."
Read more (includes map):
https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2026/01/24/lafayette-warming-shelter-dupuis-ice-storm-safety/88337364007/
#ExtremeCold #IceStorm #Unhoused #Homeless #Houseless #KeepWarm #WarmingSheltersInLouisiana
#WarmingShelters open around #Dallas - #FortWorth amid weekend winter storm
Stephanie Allmon Merry
Thu, January 22, 2026
"As Dallas-Fort Worth braces for brutally cold temperatures, freezing precipitation, and possible power outages this weekend, local city buildings and nonprofits are opening their doors as warming shelters. Here is a running list of places where people can go to safely warm up and rest. The list will be updated as more are announced.
"The City of #FortWorthTx manages an emergency overnight overflow sheltering program when temperatures reach certain thresholds and regular emergency shelters are at capacity. If regular emergency shelters and beds are full when people arrive, they will be relocated to available overflow beds at one of the available additional emergency shelter locations, the city says.They advise that individuals experiencing homelessness should first access one of the regular emergency shelters:
- Union Gospel Mission (1321 E. Lancaster Ave.)
- Presbyterian Night Shelter (2400 Cypress St.)
- Families should go to the Salvation Army's J.E. & L.E. Mabee Social Service Center (1855 E. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth)
The City of #ArlingtonTx has additional overnight shelters available:
- First United Methodist Church, 407 N. Mesquite St. Open on dates when overnight temperatures reach 32 degrees or less for four or more consecutive hours.
- Nations Church Arlington, 1013 W. Park Row Drive. Open continuously from noon Friday-Monday as both a warming center and an overnight shelter.
- All Arlington Public Library locations and recreation centers are open to the public for warming, in designated areas, during standard operating hours.
- The Arlington Animal Services Shelter accepts pets of homeless individuals as capacity allows.
The #SalvationArmy has several warming stations available across #TarrantTx, Dallas, and #Denton Counties. They'll provide shelter and warmth, food and drink, emotional and spiritual care, and additional supplies to anyone in need.
Locations are:
- In Tarrant County, the Arlington Corps Community Center (712 W. Abram St., Arlington) and J.E. & L.E. Mabee Social Service Center (1855 E. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth)
- In Denton County, the Denton Corps Community Center (1508 E. McKinney St., Denton) and Lewisville Corps Community Center (880 Fox Ave., #LewisvilleTx)
- In Dallas County, the Garland Corps Community Center (451 W. Avenue D, Garland) and Carr P. Collins Social Service Center (5302 Harry Hines Blvd.)
Dallas Public Libraries and Recreation Centers are open during regular hours as warming and charging stations.
The Office of Homeless Solutions provides help for unsheltered individuals in Dallas.
Austin Street Center, in partnership with the City of Dallas and OurCalling, is activating an Inclement Weather Shelter at Fair Park’s Automobile Building, at 1010 1st Ave., Dallas, beginning at 4 pm Friday, January 23. It can accommodate 1,200 individuals and will offer shuttle service, meals, restroom facilities, blankets, and a safe, heated space for those experiencing homelessness. (Note: Austin Street's shelter location at 2929 Hickory St. will not be in operation this weekend.)"
#Unhoused #Homeless #Houseless #WinterWeather #WinterSafetyTips #TexasWx #Texas #ColdWeatherTips #WinterStorm #RedCross #USWx #OvernightSheltersTx #PetShelters
just so you don't forget the apocalyptic situation for many ppl in #bristol & many other areas in #england.
#JoeFish #VanLife #houseless #FuckCapitalism #FuckHierarchy #FuckBillionaires #homelessness
#SquatTheLot
just so you don't forget the apocalyptic situation for many ppl in #bristol & many other areas in #england.
#JoeFish #VanLife #houseless #FuckCapitalism #FuckHierarchy #FuckBillionaires #homelessness
#SquatTheLot
#WitchitaKS - #DodgeCity lists warming shelters as snow, dangerous cold approach
WICHITA, #Kansas. (#KSNW) — "Ford County Emergency Management has released information about available warming shelters in Dodge City ahead of this week’s winter storm.
A winter weather watch is in effect for much of Kansas, including Ford County, from 6 a.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Sunday. Parts of the state could see 4 to 8 inches of snow.
An extreme cold alert is also in place from 6 a.m. Friday through 12 p.m. Monday, with wind chills that could drop to minus 20 degrees.
Extreme freezing cold heading for Kansas: How to prepare
Dodge City warming shelters:
VFW Post #1714
Location: 909 13th Ave.
Phone: 620-225-7081
Hours: Overnight shelter; enter through the west door
More: Pets are welcome but must remain on a leash or in a kennel
Dodge City Family YMCA
Location: 240 San Jose Drive
Phone: 620-225-8157
Hours:
Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday: 1 to 6 p.m.
Village Square Mall
Location: 2601 Central Ave.
Phone: 620-225-0248
Hours:
Monday through Friday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Catholic Charities of Southwest Kansas
Location: 1001 N. Second Ave.
Phone: 620-227-1562
Hours: Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Manna House:
Location: 1012 First Ave.
Phone: 620-227-6707
Hours: Overnight shelter
More: Limited availability. Call ahead.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dodge-city-lists-warming-shelters-004002687.html
#ArcticBlast #WarmingShelters #ExtremeCold #Unhoused #Homeless #Houseless #OvernightShelters
When #Maine #WarmingCenters can’t keep up with demand: ‘We are tasked with life and death decisions’
Advocates say #overnight facilities are essential in Maine, but services are limited and it is increasingly difficult to meet the need in communities, including those in #YorkCounty.
by Gillian Graham, January 11, 2026
BIDDEFORD — "Vassie Fowler feels a heavy burden when the doors of the warming center open.
"On the top floor of a former church, more than 50 homeless people unfold antigravity chairs and blankets to settle in and try to sleep each night. On evenings when temperatures dip into the single digits, the center will squeeze in up to 60.
But Seeds of Hope can’t make room for everyone.
" 'We know if we say no, there’s no other option for people,' said Fowler, executive director of the nonprofit on South Street. 'We are tasked with what feels like life and death decisions.'
"Advocates for the homeless population say warming centers are essential in Maine, where it can be dangerous and deadly to go unsheltered during winter months. But in a state with limited services, they say it is increasingly difficult to meet the need in many communities, including those in #YorkCounty, where there are no spots at overnight facilities for most of the hundreds of people who are homeless.
In September, Gov. Janet Mills and MaineHousing announced $2.3 million in grants to support 12 emergency warming centers across the state this winter in Bangor, Portland, Ellsworth, Presque Isle, Waterville, Lewiston, Biddeford, Sanford, Augusta and Brunswick.
"Some, like Seeds of Hope, are open every night.
"Others are more restricted: Portland only opens its shelter when the temperature is below 15 degrees or more than 10 inches of snow are expected; and in Sanford, the only center has 16 beds and is limited to families with children.
"People who are unsheltered in Sanford feel helpless and discouraged, said Rebecca Jackson, co-founder of It Takes a Village 207, a nonprofit that provides support and resources to people in the city.
" 'When temperatures reach dangerously low levels, access to warmth is not a luxury — it is a matter of survival,' Jackson said. 'Without accessible, low-barrier places to warm up, people are left with impossible choices that put their health and lives at risk.'
[...]
"On Wednesday afternoon, 28-year-old Brooke Paul huddled near a doorway at a shopping plaza in downtown Sanford. She said she has been homeless for six years and sleeps in a tent in the woods near a walking trail.
"During the day, she tries to warm up by going into local businesses until she is asked to leave. At night, she layers her clothes and uses as many blankets as she can.
" 'The other night was freezing. It sucks,' she said. She wishes there was a nearby warming center.
" 'Why wouldn’t there be?' she said."
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#BangorME Area Homeless Shelter ends winter warming center
8/19/2025
by Brittany McHatten
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - "It’s not even Labor Day yet, but an early-season cool spell has some Mainers planning ahead for colder months.
"That includes the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter which is moving forward with previously-announced plans to forgo its overnight warming center this winter.
"Shelter officials say they ran their overnight warming center for seven years. But, when they closed in March, they decided they wouldn’t reopen in the fall.
"That’s mainly due to the high cost of staffing, but the numbers weren’t making sense either.
"The shelter’s executive director says at one point there were 15 people in the warming center, but 11 of the 38 beds upstairs were open.
"With the planned addition of five mats on a temporary basis, they hope to help fill some of the gaps that will be left behind.
" 'One of the questions I was asked is: with us closed, will there still be enough room for people? There wasn’t enough room for people with us open, either. Seven or eight years ago when we started, we had about two-dozen people who were outside. That number now is probably 100 times, if not more than that, with people we have who are outside,' said Boyd Kronholm, executive director, Bangor Area Homeless Shelter. 'Although there is a need for this service, we’re just not able to provide it.'
"The plan is for those five additional beds to come open November 1st until the end of April.
"Bangor will have two remaining overnight warming centers. They’re located at the Brick Church on Union Street and The Mansion Church on Center Street."
#Unhoused #Maine #Homeless #Houseless #WarmingShelters #OvernightShelters #ArcticBlast #PolarVortex
#PortlandME unlikely to change winter shelter threshold amid staffing, funding limits
The winter shelter opens when the daily low temperature drops to 15 degrees or below, or if the city gets more than 10 inches of snow.
Author: Katie Delaney
Published: 2:12 PM EST January 14, 2026
Updated: 2:12 PM EST January 14, 2026
PORTLAND, Maine — "The city of Portland likely won’t be changing the criteria to open its winter warming shelter this season.
"Right now, the shelter opens when the daily low temperature drops to 15 degrees or below, or if the city gets more than 10 inches of snow.
City officials met to discuss the threshold and the possibility of making changes to it at a Health & Human Services & Public Safety Committee meeting Tuesday night.
"Despite some recent criticism about the temperature threshold, city leaders who spoke at the meeting said making changes to when the shelter is open this season does not seem feasible.
"This is the first year the city has operated a winter warming shelter. According to Maggie McLoughlin, Portland’s Director of Health & Human Services, it costs about $7,700 a night to operate the shelter. Most of that cost is from staffing.
"With that cost, the shelter has enough funding to be open for 50 nights this winter. It has been open for 12 nights so far.
"McLoughlin said if the city changed the temperature threshold even by just a few degrees, it would make a big difference. If the threshold went up to 20 degrees instead of 15, for example, she said the shelter would be open for an extra 14 to 21 nights, adding an extra $108,000 to $201,000 dollars.
That would take more staff, too—something McLoughlin said is already limited. Last month the shelter was closed for a weekend, despite meeting the temperature threshold, because of a lack of staff."
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#Arkansas - #LittleRock, #NorthLittleRock opening warming shelters Monday night
by Alex Kienlen
Mon, January 19, 2026
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – "Officials with the cities of Little Rock and North Little Rock announced they are opening warming shelters for Monday night.
"The Little Rock shelter will open at 8 p.m. at the Dunbar Community Center, 1001 W. 16th Street. Officials said the temporary shelter is open to anyone in need of a warm, safe place to stay. No identification is required, and #pets are allowed in #kennels provided by #LittleRockAnimalVillage.
"The North Little Rock shelter will also open at 8 p.m. at the North Little Rock Community Center, 2700 Willow Street. Officials said no ID is required, pets are allowed, and stressed that no intoxicated person will be admitted.
"The Arkansas Storm Team is forecasting a low of 21 degrees tonight, and a return to lows in the teens beginning Friday night."
Source:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/little-rock-north-little-rock-164116990.html
#Houseless #Homeless #Unhoused #WarmingShelters #StayWarm #WarmingCentersLittleRock
@newsbot Oh hey, I had been using the hashtag #Houseless, which I don't think anyone is using. I will go back and edit my posts with the tag...
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