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Snow Showers & Freezing Weather Alert

Our region is expecting a mix of winter weather to arrive Wednesday, Feb. 18th and continue into early Thursday morning including snow showers and freezing temperatures.

CDOT has been treating city streets today and will continue on priority routes. NCDOT has been treating state-maintained roads. Starting tomorrow CDOT will be have staff and vehicles prepared to address any accumulations of snow.

Mecklenburg County has activated it’s extreme weather protocols with Mecklenburg County, the City of Charlotte, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management Office (CMEMO), Roof Above, the Salvation Army Center of Hope, Hearts for the Invisible, and Block Love Charlotte – working together to support the needs of people experiencing homelessness during this extreme weather event. 


Shelters & Transportation
* Roof Above’s Day Services Center, located at 945 N. College St, will operate under extreme weather response during this event from 7 AM – 4 PM.
* Block Love Charlotte’s Day Services Center, located at 2738 North Graham Street, will be operating daily from 10 AM – 8:00 PM to accommodate people experiencing unsheltered homelessness.
* Hearts for the Invisible Coalition will continue to deploy street outreach teams to homeless encampments to encourage anyone living unsheltered to visit a shelter and to provide information on how to access shelter. Individuals declining shelter will be offered winter weather supplies, if needed.
* Expanded shelter capacity and access during this extreme weather event. Mecklenburg County and the shelters will be closely monitoring shelter utilization.
* For Men: Roof Above provides shelter for men and expanded capacity at their shelter locations. To access shelter, men may visit Roof Above at either 1210 N. Tryon St or 3410 Statesville Avenue beginning at 4:30 PM.
* For Women and Families: The Salvation Army provides shelter for women and families and expanded capacity at their shelter location. To access shelter, women and families may visit the shelter at 534 Spratt Street between 4 PM – 7 PM
* Transportation: Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) buses will transport individuals to these shelter locations free of charge from Wednesday through Friday. Riders must simply identify a designated shelter location to the driver.

How to Help
* Visit HeartsfortheInvisibleCLT.org to learn how and what to donate.
* Visit RoofAbove.org ([link removed]) to donate items from their winter weather wish list.
* Visit SalvationArmyCharlotte.org to donate new blankets and pillows.
* Visit BlockLoveCLT.org to learn how and what to donate.

Be Safe,
Dimple Ajmera
Charlotte City Councilwoman At-Large
www.DimpleAjmera.com ([link removed])
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

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