New Directions, Coliseum will Open 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday Nights; Unhoused Asked to Intake at Front Door Shelters
DENVER – Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023 – With the forecasted cold weather arriving this weekend, the City and County of Denver is activating the Cold Weather Shelter plan. For this activation, the Department of Housing Stability (HOST) will open overnight shelter in the ballroom of New Directions (the former Best Western hotel), 4595 Quebec St., and the Denver Coliseum, 4600 Humboldt St., overnight from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Friday, Nov. 24, Saturday, Nov. 25 and Sunday, Nov. 26.
Cold weather poses a serious danger to people who are unsheltered, and the city encourages people to come inside.
Individuals in need of shelter should be referred to the city’s “front door” shelter access points (denvergov.org/findshelter), which are also expanding their capacity for the cold weather. Front door shelters include:
For individual men – Lawrence Street Community Center, 2222 Lawrence St.
For individual women – Samaritan House, 2301 Lawrence St.
For youth ages 15-20 – Urban Peak, 2100 Stout St.
Buses will transfer people from St. Francis Center, 2323 Curtis St., between 6:30 and 9 p.m. each night to the Best Western and the Coliseum. After 9 p.m., individuals should be referred directly to the Coliseum.
Families in need of shelter should call the Connection Center at 303-295-3366.
The city will make a determination about whether to open daytime warming centers later this week and will communicate that information separately.
For more information about shelter access, visit denvergov.org/findshelter.