For\nImmediate Release: <\/strong>November\n8,\n2019 \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contact:<\/strong> Rafael Acevedo, (414) 286-5548<\/p>\n\n\n\n MILWAUKEE \u2013 In response to low\ntemperatures forecasted for next week, the following partners of the Milwaukee\nContinuum of Care will be providing overnight shelters for anyone unsheltered\nfrom the cold. Warming room locations will open on nights when temperatures are\nforecasted to be 20 degrees or below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 \nRepairers\nof the Breach<\/strong>\nlocated at 1335 W. Vliet St. can provide shelter on a walk-in basis from 7 p.m.\nto 10 p.m. and overnight until 7 a.m. for up to 60 single adults. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 \nCapuchin\nCommunity Services at St. Benedict the Moor<\/strong> located at 924 W. State St.\nc<\/strong>an provide shelter for walk-ins and through 2-1-1 referrals from 7 p.m. to\n7 a.m. for up to 60 single adults. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Milwaukee Rescue Mission\u2019s emergency shelter<\/strong> located at 1820 W. Wells St. will be expanding capacity to add an additional 50 overnight shelter beds for single adult men beginning next week.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Continuum of Care\u2019s emergency\nshelters, Guest House of Milwaukee and Salvation Army of Milwaukee, have also\nrecently expanded overnight shelter capacity to keep more people safe out of\nthe cold weather. Additional Milwaukee warming room location information will\nbe announced at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The following locations are\navailable for those seeking safety from the cold during the daytime in\nMilwaukee County:<\/p>\n\n\n\n All those seeking shelter, energy\nassistance or other supportive services in Milwaukee County should contact\n2-1-1 for assistance and referrals to community resources through any of the\nfollowing means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Dial:<\/strong> 2-1-1,\nor (414) 773-0211. To avoid being charged a long-distance fee, call 2-1-1\ntoll-free at (866) 211-3380<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Text\nyour zip code:<\/strong> TXT-211{898-211} Mon- Fri 9 a.m.-9 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Chat\nonline:<\/strong> www.impactinc.org\/impact-211<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Visit:<\/strong> Coordinated\nEntry for Homeless Services (Resource Center) located at 1918 N. 6th St.\nEnter through the alley. Walk in hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays\nfrom 8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and Tuesdays from 1 p.m. \u2013 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Email:<\/strong> ceteam@impactinc.org<\/a> if special\naccommodations are needed to complete a services assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ###<\/p>\n\n\n\n ABOUT THE CONTINUUM OF CARE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Milwaukee Continuum of Care is a 100+ member strong consortium open to\nany organization or individual interested in services and advocacy for people\nexperiencing homelessness. The Continuum meets monthly to work on issues and\nopportunities including grant opportunities and strategic planning. For more\ninformation, visit: www.milwaukeecoc.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For Immediate Release: November 8, 2019 Contact: Rafael Acevedo, (414) 286-5548 MILWAUKEE \u2013 In response to low temperatures forecasted for next week, the following partners of the Milwaukee Continuum of Care will be providing overnight shelters for anyone unsheltered from the cold. Warming room locations will open on nights when temperatures are forecasted to be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/milwaukeecoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1909"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/milwaukeecoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/milwaukeecoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/milwaukeecoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/milwaukeecoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1909"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/milwaukeecoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1910,"href":"http:\/\/milwaukeecoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1909\/revisions\/1910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/milwaukeecoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/milwaukeecoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/milwaukeecoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}