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Office of Homeless Services - Code Blue Response

During Code Blue, Homeless Outreach increases staffing and transports persons experiencing homelessness directly to shelter 24 hours a day. A Code Blue is enacted during extremely cold conditions, when temperatures fall near or below 20 degrees Fahrenheit.

Physical Address

1401 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Hours

Hotline available 24/7

Application process

Call the Homeless Outreach Hotline at 215-232-1984. Visit the Intake Website (the City's Code Blue website) linked below for more information.

Fee

Services provided free of charge

Eligibility

Persons experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia during Code Blue extreme cold weather events

Service area

Philadelphia, PA

Agency info

Office of Homeless Services

Provides a network of homeless services including legal, housing, physical and behavioral health providers, and governmental entities, all working toward the same goal of making homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring.