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Here's where you can get out of Seattle's bitter cold

caption: Tents are blanketed in snow on S. Washington Street in the Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019.
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Tents are blanketed in snow on S. Washington Street in the Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019.
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Following an already cold start to winter, the Seattle area is bracing for dangerously low overnight temperatures this week. Multiple severe weather shelters will open around King County for people experiencing homelessness to get out of the cold.

With temperatures set to fall into the 20s at night this week and a chance of snow early next week, the King County Regional Homelessness Authority announced the agency has activated at least eight overnight shelters for unhoused people. This is the fourth time since November the agency said it has opened severe weather shelters due to extreme cold.

So far in King County this year at least 15 people experiencing homelessness have died from causes related to hypothermia and exposure to the cold, according to the County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Most severe weather shelters close in the morning, so people staying overnight will have to move to a nearby day center.

A full list of warming sites can be found here.

AUBURN

  • Auburn Food Bank & Warming Center

2806 Auburn Way North, Auburn, WA 98002

(253) 334-4860

- Open overnight 9 p.m. – 7 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 13 through Thursday, Dec. 15

- Single adults & couples

BELLEVUE

  • Congregations for the Homeless

515B 116th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004

425-496-4885

- For adult men

- closest bus route is the 271

  • The Sophia Way: Sophia’s Place

3030 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004

425-896-7385

- For adult women

BURIEN

  • Highline United Methodist Church

13015 1st Ave South, Burien, WA 98146

206-241-5520

- Includes meals

FEDERAL WAY

  • FUSION Family Center


1505 S 328th Street, Federal Way, WA 98003

253-838-0950

- No pets allowed

KENT

  • Holy Spirit Church


310 3rd Ave South, Kent, WA 98032

(253) 859-0444

- Open overnight 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 20 and Wednesday, Dec. 21

KIRKLAND

  • The Sophia Way: Helen’s Place


8045 120th Ave NE, Suite 200, Kirkland, WA 98033

425-572-2178

- For adult women

  • New Bethlehem Place


8045 120th Ave NE, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033

425-679-0354

- For families with children

SEATTLE

  • Compass Housing Alliance


Enter at 210 Alaskan Way S., across from the Ferry Terminal

- Open 6 p.m. to 9 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14 through Thursday Dec. 22

- For adults age 18+

- Pets allowed

- Includes meals

  • Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center


305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109

- Open overnight 7 p.m. to 9 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14 through Thursday, Dec. 22

- For adults age 18+

- Pets allowed

- Includes meals

  • Lakefront Community House


600 N 130th Street, Seattle, WA 98133

- Open 5 p.m. to 9 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14 through Thursday, Dec. 22

- For adults 18+

- Pets allowed

- Includes meals

SHORELINE

  • St. Dunstan’s Church


722 N 145th Street, Shoreline, WA 98133

(206) 801-2797

- For adults and couples

- Opening announced daily, 8:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

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