If you need this service
Shelter rules and hypothermia alerts change by the hour. In Washington, D.C., use DC Department of Human Services and the city’s own alert channels for the current status. Elsewhere, call 211 or your local continuum of care.
Immediate danger: call 911. Local referrals in much of the United States: 211.
DC reported that hypothermia deaths fell 78% during the supported period.
If you run this service
Agencies that already message clients about shelter, prevention, or housing navigation can hear a private need, follow up, and send only the public service information outward.
Read the FAQs for how text codes, cost, and privacy are handled. Short codes are not printed on this page until one of them is confirmed.