Cold weather shelters across the county are now available through mid-March for nights when temperatures are forecasted to fall below 34 degrees, which is a touch above freezing.
There are cold weather shelters in Snohomish, Monroe, Everett, Marysville and Lynnwood. There also are daytime warming centers throughout the county.
A shortlink to see a map is www.snohd.org/cold
The map will generally show cold weather shelters open only on nights when they are open.
Shelter locations:
Snohomish-
• Snohomish Evangelical Free Church, 210 Ave. B.
Doors open 8 p.m., must arrive by 10 p.m., Shelter closes at 8 a.m.
Guests get a hot meal for dinner and a breakfast.
Operating Nov. 1 - March 31 on nights when temperatures are 34 degrees Fahrenheit or below. Operated by Volunteers of America Western Washington.
Monroe-
• Monroe United Methodist Church, 342 S. Lewis St.
Doors open 8 p.m., must arrive by 10 p.m., Shelter closes at 8 a.m.
Guests get a hot meal for dinner and breakfast.
Operating Nov. 1 - March 31 on nights when temperatures are 34 degrees Fahrenheit or below. Operated by Volunteers of America Western Washington.
Everett-
• United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave.: 40 extra beds when cold weather shelter activated. Doors open 8 p.m., must arrive by 10 p.m.
Operating Nov. 1 - March 31 on nights when temperatures are 34 degrees Fahrenheit or below. Operated by Everett Gospel Mission.
Lynnwood-
• Maple Park Church, 17620 60th Ave. W., Lynnwood.
All nights but Wednesday: Doors open 7 p.m., must arrive by 9 p.m., Shelter closes at 7 a.m.
Wednesday nights: Doors open 9 p.m., must arrive by 11 p.m., Shelter closes at 7 a.m.
Operating Nov. 1 - March 31 on nights when temperatures are 34 degrees Fahrenheit or below. Operated by Volunteers of America Western Washington.
Marysville-
• Marysville Cold Weather Shelter at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 7215 51st Ave. NE, Marysville.
Doors open 7 p.m., must arrive by 9 p.m.
Operating Nov. 1 - March 31 on nights when temperatures are 34 degrees Fahrenheit or below. Operated by LINC NW.
Daytime warming centers:
Sno-Isle Libraries and Everett Public Libraries can act as daytime warming centers.
Youth:
• Youth between the ages of 12-17 who need shelter may call 425-877-5171. This is a message line for the Cocoon House youth sheltering service. A person will call you back to pick you up if you need the service.
To volunteer at a shelter:
Shelters can use volunteers to help set up for the night, help give food to people and morning volunteers to help rouse people out in the morning.
• With the Snohomish or Monroe cold weather shelters: volunteer.voaww.org for online signups, or contact Lindsay Donovan at ldonovan@voaww.org or 425-609-0278, or contact Natasha Lindsay at nlindsay@voaww.org.
• With the Marysville shelter: Contact Nathan at nathan@lincnw.org
