Code Purple/Blue (depending where you live) is declared any time the actual or wind-chill temperature is 20° or below.

Yesterday, I brought 34 bags to a Code Purple shelter in place in Newark, Delaware. The Calvary Baptist Church on East Delaware Avenue was open last night and will be open today due to the frigid temperatures.

I will collect information on local places who will be open for homeless people to take shelter. Please share this if you see anyone in need. Also if you would like information added to this post or changed please let me know.

Delaware

New Castle County

• The Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew (SAM) open their space at 4:00 PM and close at 9:00 PM; that is when the Salvation Army opens and provides sleeping accommodations for the remainder of the night. SAM  is located at 720 N. Orange St. in Wilmington, DE and volunteers provide soup and sandwiches.
• On Code Purple nights in Newark, a coalition of 10 Newark faith communities offer emergency sanctuary from dusk to dawn. Eight local churches serve as the host site on a rotating basis. A team of volunteers from local faith communities and community organizations support guests who are homeless in a church common room with access to bathrooms, a light evening meal, hot beverages and blankets. Those in the Newark area who are in need of sanctuary from the cold weather are encouraged to call (302) 544-0165.
• Friendship House in Newark is also a “Sanctuary In Time Of Need” you can call them (302) 652-8278.
  • Wilmington –   Old Asbury United Methodist Church, Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew (SAM)
  • Newark – Newark United Methodist Church,  Newark United Church of Christ,  Calvary Baptist Church, Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Newark, First Presbyterian Church of Newark, St. Thomas Episcopal Church,  St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

Kent County

• State health officials said a Kent County Levy Court spokeswoman reported that Kent County currently has no designated Code Purple shelters. Hopefully this will change.

Sussex County

• People in need of overnight sanctuary are encouraged to go to Epworth United Methodist Church, 19285 Holland Glade Road, Rehoboth Beach. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call Nan Ruhl, director of Immanuel Shelter, at (302) 604-2619.

Maryland

Anne Arundel County

• Arundel House of Hope – Winter Relief Emergency Shelter – Phone: (410) 863-4888

Cecil County

• People in need of shelter can come to the Mary Randall Center on North Street in Elkton. Address: 401 North St. Elkton, MD 21921, Phone number: (410) 620-4701
• Moore’s Chapel United Methodist Church, Address: 392 Blake Rd, Elkton, MD 21921, Phone Number: (410) 398-7245
• Five Rivers Homes, 216 East Main Street, Elkton, MD – 21921

Howard County

• Columbia, MD Homeless Shelters and homeless services. We provide homeless … Winter Relief for the Homeless Arundel House of Hope 410-863-4888

New Jersey

Atlantic County

Camden County

• In Camden County, Union Organization for Social Service (UOSS), Camden County Homeless Hotline, (800) 331-7272
• Walter Rand Transportation Ctr.,100 S. Broadway Camden – (856) 968-3880
• Cherry Hill Township Community Center, 820 Mercer St. Cherry Hill, (856) 488-7800

Mercer County

• Mercer County Homeless Hotline (609) 278-1481
• The Rescue Mission at 72 Ewing St. and the Salvation Army at 575 E. State St. in Trenton a re conducting normal business operations.

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

• Depending on where you are there are shelters in place. Local homelessness and poverty advocacy organization Project HOME operates a 24/7 Homeless Outreach Hotline. Call (215) 232-1984 for the Project HOME Homeless Outreach Hotline
• In conjunction with community organization Broad Street Ministry, the Bethesda Project is another program that will be able to provide special services to homeless persons during extreme cold temperatures in the winter months. Address: 315 S. Broad Street
  Philadelphia, PA 19102
• St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 1831 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146