Advocates For Homeless & Those In Need Preps For Winter Shelter Program

Advocates For Homeless and Those In Need (AHTN) of Lower Bucks County is preparing for the eighth season of its Code Blue winter homeless shelter program and is hosting a kick off Code Blue fellowship dinner Saturday Nov. 19 in Levittown.

The dinner will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Emilie United Methodist Church, 7300 New Falls Road, Levittown.

"This event is taking place during National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week, which is November 13-20. It is also the kick-off to our #cotsdontcount campaign," AHTN said in a press release. "A cot is not a home, it’s just a temporary place for the homeless to sleep when they come out of the freezing cold."

Guests can pre-register for the dinner at AHTN's website. Cost for adults is $10 with pre-registration, and tickets at the door are $15. Children 4 to 12 years old cost just $5 and children 3 years old and under dine free.

2016 marks the eighth Code Blue season for AHTN. For Code Blue, AHTN partners with area churches from Dec. 1 through March 31 to give the area's homeless population transportation to and from Code Blue shelters, a cot, bedding and the volunteers when temperatures drop to 26 degrees or below – including wind chill – the organization said in a press release. The host church provides the space, a coordinator, dinner and breakfast, according to the release.

The following churches are hosting Code Blue this winter:

• December, Emmaus Road Lutheran Church in Levittown
• January, Woodside Church in Yardley
• February, Calvary Baptist Church in Bristol
• MarchEmilie United Methodist Church in Levittown

For more information on AHTN and volunteer opportunities with the organization, visit the AHTN website.

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