Schenectady County is under a Code Blue through Monday morning as temperatures continue to be forecasted below freezing.

With the declaration, homeless shelters throughout the county have extended their hours in order to allow those who need shelter to have a safe place to stay warm.

Those in need of Code Blue emergency sheltering or housing can contact the following locations:

Bethesda House, operating out of the State Street Presbyterian Church

5 Catherine Street, enter from State Street

Schenectady, NY 12307

(518) 496-3499

Bridges of NY

428 Duane Ave.

Schenectady, NY 12304

(518) 557-1680

The Salvation Army’s Evangeline Booth Miracle Home (women only)

168 Lafayette Street

Schenectady, NY 12305

(518) 370-0276

City Mission of Schenectady

425 Hamilton Street

Schenectady, NY 12305

(518) 579-9339

Schenectady County Department of Social Services

797 Broadway, Schenectady, NY 12305

During regular business hours: (518) 388-4470

DSS On-Call (after 4:30pm)

(518) 382-0383