And Emergency Warming Centers
The City of Seattle has extended the Severe Weather Shelter at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall through Sunday night, February 17. 184 people stayed at the shelter overnight on Saturday, February 9th.
HSD and Mary’s Place partnered to open a downtown emergency shelter for families on Friday, February 8th. Please call the King County Coordinated Family Intake Line at 206-245-1026 for access. This space is open for 24 hours per day.
The Department of Parks and Recreation and HSD have also opened a 24-hour warming shelter for families with children and others at Garfield Community Center (2323 E. Cherry Street) through Tuesday morning, February 12th. 53 individuals stayed at the Garfield Community Center Saturday evening. Seattle King County Public Health Reserve Core will be at the shelter from 8:00 am through 8:00 pm on Sunday. This space is open 24 hours a day.
Seattle’s City Hall shelter (600 4th Ave) hosted 142 people on Saturday, February 9th. King County’s Department of Community and Human Services served 89 people last night at the King County Administration Building (500 4th Ave) and the Day Center at 4th and Jefferson downtown. Both facilities are open all day to act as warming centers.
There is additional space for people to stay at Garfield Community Center, City Hall shelter, the King County Administration Building and the Day Center at 4th and Jefferson and people are encouraged to go to these shelters if they need a place to stay and warm up.
The Navigation Team was out overnight checking on people living unsheltered and helped over 50 people travel to shelter last night and made 124 contacts. They began performing outreach at 10:00 am on Sunday and will work until midnight helping people move inside for the night. In addition, staff are checking in with high-risk Aging and Disability Services clients through the weekend to ensure their safety.