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