Overflow facility will be open from Saturday, Jan. 18 through at least Tuesday, Jan. 21 to provide safe shelter for unhoused community members during dangerous cold spell.

The City of Boulder, in partnership with Boulder County and the Boulder Office of Disaster Management, will open a temporary 24-hour Extreme Weather Shelter on Saturday, Jan. 18 to ensure all unhoused community members seeking shelter have a space to get warm or spend the night. This measure is being taken because of forecasts that show below-zero low temperatures for at least three consecutive nights.

Additionally, All Roads Shelter is operating under Critical Weather protocols and will be open for day services throughout the weekend.

“With forecasted temperatures below zero for several nights this weekend into next week, our unsheltered neighbors face a significant risk,” said Kurt Firnhaber, director of Housing and Human Services. “Opening this shelter is a vital life-saving measure to protect some of our most vulnerable community members during these harsh winter conditions.”

"I am deeply grateful to our staff, particularly our Housing and Human Services team, for their leadership in bringing this critical resource to our community,” said City Manager, Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde. “I also want to extend my heartfelt thanks to our community partners and county colleagues for stepping up and collaborating to make this effort possible."

The city and county Extreme Weather Shelter will be set up in the Age Well wing of the East Boulder Community Center, 5660 Sioux Drive, and operate from Saturday, Jan. 18 through at least Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Community members in need of safe shelter are asked to:

  1. Go to the All Roads Shelter, located at 4869 Broadway. Even if the person typically does not meet criteria to use All Roads, they must check in here first.
    1. When All Roads reaches capacity transportation will be provided to the overflow facility at the East Age Well Center.
  2. The following alternative sheltering options are also available for specific populations:
    1. Haven Ridge for persons identifying as women, transgender or nonbinary. Learn more on the Haven Ridge website or call 303-447-9602.
    2. TGTHR’s The Source for homeless youth. Youth drop-in will be open 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily for ages 24 and under. Learn more on TGTHR’s website or call 303-447-1207.

City staff and partner organizations have been conducting direct outreach throughout the week to people experiencing homelessness to ensure all individuals are aware of the upcoming cold weather, know about available services and have a plan to stay safe during the extreme cold.

The East Boulder Community Center (EBCC) will remain open for regularly scheduled hours during this time, with recreation activities occurring as usual aside from programming in the Age Well wing of EBCC. The East Age Well Center will close at noon on Friday, Jan. 17 and will remain closed through Sunday, Jan. 26 to allow for clean-up and full restoration of services. Staff members are working to cancel or reschedule upcoming programs that will be impacted by this closure. Contact Age Well staff at 303-441-3148 for more information.

For more information about EBCC hours and any service modifications, please visit the facility’s webpage.

For more information about Homelessness Services in the City of Boulder, visit the city’s website. Information about staying safe in cold weather is available on the city’s website.

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