With temperatures expected to drop to the low 20s Thursday night, Denver is opening several overnight shelters.
The ballroom of New Directions, or the former Best Western hotel, at 4595 Quebec St., and the former Doubletree Hotel at 4040 Quebec St. will provide overnight accommodations from 7 p.m. Thursday night to 7 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 1
According to the National Weather Service, the Denver/Boulder area is under a hazardous weather condition watch due to below freezing temperatures. On Thursday night, temperatures are expected to reach a low of 22 degrees. The temperature will jump up to 40 on Friday but snow is also expected. The weather Friday night will again drop down to the low 20s.
The city's current cold weather shelter plan is only activated through Friday morning. Officials with the Department of Housing and Stability said they will update residents if those plans change.
Officials said people needing shelter should start with the city's "front door" shelter facilities. Those include Lawrence Street Community Center at 2222 Lawrence St. for individual men, Samaritan House at 2301 Lawrence St. for individual women and Urban Peak at 2100 Stout St. for youth ages 15 through 20.
Once those facilities reach capacity, the city will start referring people to the St. Francis Center at 2323 Curtis St. where buses will transport people to New Directions and the Doubletree. Those buses will operate between 6:30 and 9 p.m.
After 9 p.m., people will be referred directly to the Doubletree.
The city adds that families in need of shelter should call the Connection Center at 303-295-3366.
