Temporary shelter opens during unusually cold weather
EVERETT — Just in time for dangerously low temperatures, an Everett nonprofit opened an additional cold weather shelter on Thursday in an east Everett church.
The temporary shelter, operating in Our Lady of Hope Church at 2619 Cedar St. in Everett, will only be open until Friday. It’s a short-term effort to try to save as many lives as possible during an unusual cold spell.
Six cold weather shelters operate regularly in Snohomish County between November and March. Two are located in Everett, operated by the Everett Gospel Mission. Volunteers of America Western Washington, the organization running the temporary shelter, already operates other emergency cold weather shelters in Lynnwood, Monroe and Snohomish.
The emergency shelters only open when temperatures are forecasted to drop below 34 degrees. Early Tuesday morning, temperatures dropped as low as 25 degrees, according to preliminary National Weather Service data. Wind chills were down to 17 degrees. Temperatures are expected to drop further overnight Tuesday, with a forecasted low of 21 degrees.
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Locations
South County Cold Weather Shelter: 17620 60th Ave. W, Lynnwood. Intake from 7-9 p.m.
Snohomish Cold Weather Shelter: 210 Avenue B, Snohomish. Intake from 8-10 p.m.
Monroe Cold Weather Shelter: 342 S Lewis Street, Monroe. Intake from 8-10 p.m.
Marysville Cold Weather Shelter: 7215 51st Ave. NE, Marysville. Intake from 7-9:30 p.m.
Everett Family Cold Weather Shelter: 5216 S 2nd Ave., Everett. Intake from 4-8 p.m.
Everett Cold Weather Shelter: 2624 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Intake from 8-10 p.m.
East Everett Cold Weather Shelter: 2619 Cedar St., Everett. Intake from 8-10 p.m. Closes Feb. 14.
To volunteer
Everett: Visit https://egmission.org/getinvolved/volunteer/.
Marysville: Visit https://www.lincnw.org/marysville-cold-weather-shelter.
Monroe, Snohomish, Lynnwood, East Everett: Email volunteer@voaww.org.