Our Winter Process
While we'd love to be out every night, our resources are limited.
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We've tried out different temperatures & conditions to determine when we activate.
What you see is the current "activation protocol" for our winter season.​
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Check the Temperature
NOAA is the weather app we've chosen to use for predicting the need.
We activate at 25 degrees or below.
Look on Social Media
The Winter Outreach Facebook page will be your most up-to-date info source.
Find Your Team
Seek out your fit:
Shuttle, Outreach, or Shelter
SOS Teams
Each team (Shuttle, Outreach, or each Shelter) has a nightly lead volunteer called a "Facilitator" who will help guide you through the process and the night volunteering with us.
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Please check out a brief summary of the team tasks below to find your best fit with us!
Shuttlers meet at 14th and Chestnut downtown to transport people seeking shelter to our Winter Outreach shelter location.
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The team meets at a designated location and use their personal vehicles or vans donated for an evening by organizations and churches for transport. Vans are preferred, but not required.
Shuttling usually takes between 1.5 to 2 hours.
In past years, we worked to shuttle from the city warming bus. The city has chosen not to facilitate that program the past few years. In the 2024-25 winter season, Andre Cole with Urban City Services graciously ran a warming bus at the designated location!
