Where To Find Shelter In Montgomery County During Code Blue

NORRISTOWN, PA — After an exceedingly mild winter largely free of snow, ice, and temperatures below 40 degrees, things are finally starting to turn in the Philadelphia area.

Temperatures could drop as low as 4 degrees this weekend, with wind chills in the teens Thursday and Friday, and possibly below zero on Sunday and next Monday.

As they do whenever dangerously cold weather strikes, the Montgomery County Commissioners have declared a Code Blue Cold Weather Emergency.

If you or someone you know needs shelter during the storm and cold, you have multiple options.

Single individuals can go to the Coordinated Homeless Outreach Center, which is located at Building 9 at Norristown State Hospital. Their phone number is 610-292-9244.

Families in need of shelter should go to the Salvation Army in Norristown (610-275-4183).

There are also several other options:

• Inter-faith Housing Alliance Ambler
• Salvation Army Pottstown
• Interfaith Hospitality Network Keystone Opportunity Center (Souderton)
• Interfaith Hospitality Network Of Main Line - Overnight Shelter

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