Denver extends cold weather homeless shelter hours ahead of snow

Denver is expanding its homeless shelter offerings from Monday afternoon to Wednesday morning, as cold and snow threaten residents sleeping outside.

The city faces a 50 percent chance of snow Monday night, with temperatures expected to reach 65 degrees Fahrenheit, followed by more snow Tuesday and an overnight low of 55 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the National Weather Service.

Men seeking shelter should go to the Denver Rescue Mission Lawrence Street Community Center, 2222 Lawrence St., while individual women can find shelter with Samaritan House, 2301 Lawrence St.

Teens and young adults ages 15 to 20 can shelter at Urban Peak, located at 1630 S. Acoma St. Families seeking shelter can call the Connection Center of Denver at 303-295-3366 .

Other spaces offering shelter include the Stone Creek shelter, formerly the Best Western Hotel, at 4595 Quebec Street, as well as the municipal facilities at 2601 W. 7th Ave. and 375 S. Zuni St. Additional overflow shelter will be available through the St. Charles Recreation Center at 3777 Lafayette Street.

While the shelter expansion is expected to last from 1 p.m. Monday to 11 a.m. Wednesday, the Denver Department of Housing Stability wrote in a press release that “an additional extension may be possible while waiting for future weather forecasts.

Snow is also likely Saturday night and possible Sunday morning in Denver, with forecasters predicting one to two inches of accumulation and an overnight low of 16.