With temperatures falling below freezing in, Code Blue shelters open to keep the unhoused safe. Here's how to get help or volunteer.

As overnight temperatures drop below freezing, the Office of Homeless Services with the City of Philadelphia issued a “Code Blue” on Saturday. The code alerts shelters to remain open during the day and a 24-hour outreach team is deployed to assist individuals sleeping on the streets.

The city offers extra homeless services during frigid temperatures, including a hotline to locate and transport individuals to shelter.

Philadelphia has called its first “Code Blue” of the season, expanding the resources available to homeless people due to frigid temperatures. During a Code Blue, the Office of Homeless Services and its partners run 24-hour outreach teams to identify homeless individuals and offer them space inside.

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