Emergency Winter Sheltering

NJ S-3422, signed into law on January 21, 2020, requires that the Morris County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) declare a Code Blue alert when the National Weather Service predicts temperatures will reach 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower, or that the wind chill temperature will be zero degrees Fahrenheit or lower for a period of two (2) or more hours.

WHEN A CODE BLUE IS IN EFFECT, EMERGENCY SHELTER IS AVAILABLE.

For the OEM warming center listing/page click here.

Call Market Street Mission 973-538-0431 Single Men Only

Call OTA  973-829-8264 Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

 Includes referrals to Homeless Solutions Warming Center – open December-March

Call NJ211 Dial 211 or 1-877-652-1148 24 hours/day 7 days/week

           NJ211 will give you active warming and shelter listings and live listings of activations.

          Includes referrals to Homeless Solutions Warming Center – open December-March

          VISIT:www.nj211.org/njcodeblue     OR SCAN THIS QR CODE    

Additional Code Blue Resources and Information 

Code Blue Flyer English(PDF, 110KB)

Código Azul Folleto Español(PDF, 67KB)

Code Blue Procedures 2024-2025(PDF, 187KB)

Code Blue Resource Guide 2024-2025(PDF, 219KB)

Guía de Recursos Code Blue Español(PDF, 167KB)

Homeless Solutions Warming Center 2024-2025(PDF, 149KB)

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