Cold Weather Shelters Open In King, Pierce Counties

SEATTLE — With a chance for snow in the forecast for most of the week, and temperatures hitting the freezing mark on multiple nights, officials in King and Pierce counties have opened severe weather shelters across the region to serve residents without access to reliable heat.

The latest forecasts show afternoon highs staying under 40 degrees through the weekend, with fresh opportunities for snow Wednesday evening and beyond.

"This is the third cold weather activation in the month of November, following five severe weather activations for unhealthy air quality in September and October, and two weeklong heat waves in July and August," the King County Regional Homelessness Authority wrote Monday.
"As severe weather becomes a more regular part of the landscape due to climate change, it’s important to remember that extra shelter space during extreme weather helps meet the immediate need for warmth, but doesn’t solve the root cause. We hope this can be a reminder to all our neighbors that housing is a basic human need, and every human deserves a safe place to live."

Expanded overnight shelter options in Seattle include the Compass Housing Alliance facility, with 60 beds, and Seattle Center's Fisher Pavilion with space for 73 people. Overnight shelters will also be operating around Shoreline, Burien, Renton and Auburn.

In addition to local library branches, daytime warming centers around King County include:

• The Salvation Army Jefferson Day Center (4th & Jefferson), Every Day, 7am – 5pm
• Seattle Indian Center Day Center (624 S. Dearborn Street), Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:30pm
• Compass Day Center (210 Alaskan Way S.), Monday – Friday, 9am – 4pm
• Immanuel Community Services (1215 Thomas St.), Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 2:00pm
• Urban Rest Stop
  • Ballard (2014-B NW 57th St), Monday – Friday, 6:30am – 2:30pm
  • Downtown (1924 Ninth Avenue), Monday – Friday from 5:30pm – 9:30pm and Saturday / Sunday from 8am – 3pm
• Chief Seattle Club Day Center (410 2nd Ave. Ext S.), Monday – Friday, 7am – 2pm (Native / Indigenous only)
• Aurora Commons (8914 Aurora Ave N.), Monday – Thursday, 10am – 1pm
• Bread of Life Mission (97 South Main St.), Monday – Friday, 9:30am – 3pm
• God’s Little Acre (12521 33rd Ave), Monday-Friday 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm
• South Bellevue Community Center (14509 SE Newport Way, Bellevue, WA 98006) 6am-8pm (M-Th), 6am-7pm (F), 8am-5pm (Sat.)
• Crossroads Community Center (16000 NE 10th St, Bellevue, WA 98008) 9:30am-7pm (M-F)
• North Bellevue Community Center (4063 148th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98007) 9am-8:30pm (M-Th), 9am-5:30pm (F)
• Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village (6505 176th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052) 8am – 8pm (M-F)
• Redmond Library (15990 NE 85th St, Redmond, WA 98052) 1pm-8pm (T/W) 10am-5pm (Th-Sat, & M)
• Issaquah Senior Center 75 NE Creek Way, Issaquah WA 8:30am – 4pm (M-Th), 8:30am- 2pm (F)
• Kirkland Library (308 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, WA 98033) 10am-5pm (M,Th,F), 1pm-8pm (T-W), 11am-6pm (S)

Several shelter options are also available in the greater Tacoma area, though many were listed at capacity Tuesday afternoon. A complete list of shelters, availability and contact information is available via the Pierce County Homelessness Coalition.