#shelters — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #shelters, aggregated by home.social.
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#TorontoON - Sheltering from the storm: how homeless Torontonians turned to #UnionStation as #WarmingCentres filled
While centres save lives, advocates say, Toronto’s winter shelter response is still leaving residents in the cold.
By Victoria Gibson, Jan. 17, 2026
Excerpt: "In winter, the city expands its shelter system — squeezing additional beds into existing shelters, opening up warming centres once temperatures plunge below -5 C, and letting people shelter in contingency spaces such as shelter meeting rooms once temperatures reach -15 C.
"These sites save lives, says Cathy Crowe, a longtime street nurse and homeless advocate in Toronto. But as those facilities, too, are often at or beyond capacity — and people continue to seek refuge in public spaces like transit stations — she sees a city continually unprepared for extreme weather, with safety nets like the shelter system still unable to catch everyone in need.
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"[Unhoused person, Douglas Watt] sees the #CostOfLiving, and #housing, as another major force. 'It’s hard for people to live, and keep up,' he said, noting he relied on disability supports that don’t offer much to cover expenses.
"He used to live with family members outside the GTA, but said they were facing health battles and he didn’t want to add to their stress. So he made the choice to leave without a place to land.
"One shelter in Halton turned him away for lack of room, he said. Some nights, he sleeps at GO stations in Burlington and Oakville. Asked if he’d looked for shelter in Toronto, Watt said he worried about having his possessions stolen.
" 'I’ll be honest with you, shelters are even worse than being on the streets sometimes,' he said."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/pIk2L#Housing4All #Houseless #Unhoused #TinyHouses #Homeless #Shelters #HomeslessShelters
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#NewYork - Warm Places for the Cold – #NewYorkCity
The Department of Homeless Services has a policy called “Code Blue” for winter nights when the temperature drops to 32 degrees or below, including wind-chill, between 4:00 PM and 8:00 AM.
What Changes When #CodeBlue is in Effect?
On these nights, Department of Homeless Services policies are relaxed to ensure everyone is warm and safe. This includes:
- Drop-in centers are required to take as many clients as possible, within the Department of Buildings restrictions.
- Anyone in need of a place to go can walk into single adult or family shelters, without undergoing typical intake and eligibility procedures, for the night in question.
- Clients can access any shelter, not just their assigned shelter, for the night in question.
- More outreach teams will be on the streets to offer services and shelter.
- No shelter suspensions or sanctions can be carried out on these dates. Clients who have been sanctioned can return to the shelter for the night in question, if necessary."Read more:
https://neighborhooddefender.org/blog/warm-places-for-the-cold-new-york/#Manhattan #StatenIsland #Harlem #LowerEastSide #Bronx #LGBTQYouth #MensShelters #WomensShelters #DayCenters #WarmingCenters #Shelters #Unhoused #Houseless #Homeless #WarmingShelters
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Alrighty then... Focusing on #WarmingCenters and #Shelters for those in the #US, which is undergoing #PolarVortex phenomenon and with #ExtremeCold hitting the central US and heading to the #Northeast!
Thanks to everyone who participated in this week's #SolarPunkSunday! We'll be back again next week! Stay warm, stay in touch with others, don't lose sight of a #SolarPunk future with #Earth4All and #ABetterWorld. Remember, #ResistanceIsFertile!
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#UN #HumanRights Chief Volker #Türk, today:
»The bombing in North #Gaza is non-stop,” he said. “The Israeli military has ordered hundreds of thousands to move, with no guarantees of return. But there is no safe way to leave: the bombs continue to fall; the Israeli military is separating families and detaining many people; and people fleeing have been reportedly shot at. […]
“The Israeli military is striking #hospitals, and staff and #patients have been killed and injured or forced to evacuate simultaneously. #Shelters, once schools, are struck daily. Communication with the outside world remains extremely limited. #Journalists continue to be #killed.”«