Seattle Cold Weather Shelters: because everyone deserves a roof over their head

King County is experiencing freezing temperatures as well as intermittent snow. If you or someone you know is in need of a place to get and stay warm, see the list of shelters below. This list contains overnight shelters and daytime shelters. If you have questions about a particular shelter, click on the purple link at the beginning of the listing. This list is from the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, see their website for more resources and information about the work they do to help end homelessness:

Families with Children

Call the Family Shelter Intake Line (206-245-1026) to be connected with a shelter bed and a ride to that location. 

Seattle Extra Capacity Overnight Shelter:

City Hall (Lower Lobby), enter at 600 Fourth Avenue

  • Overnight 6pm – 7am, Tuesday 12/20 through the morning of Saturday 12/24
  • 70 bed capacity
  • Adults age 18+
  • No pets
  • Dinner and light breakfast

Compass Housing Alliance, enter at 210 Alaskan Way S., across from the Ferry Terminal

  • Overnight 6pm – 9am, Wednesday 12/14 through the morning of Friday 12/23
  • 60 bed capacity
  • Adults age 18+
  • Pets ok
  • Dinner and light breakfast

Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St.

  • Overnight 7pm – 9am, Wednesday 12/14 through the morning of Saturday 12/24
  • 120 bed capacity
  • Adults age 18+, all genders
  • Pets ok
  • Dinner and light breakfast

Lakefront Community House, 600 N. 130th St., Seattle

  • Overnight 5pm – 9am, Wednesday 12/14 through the morning of Friday 12/23 at 9am
  • 20 bed capacity
  • Adults 18+, all genders
  • 3 meals a day
  • Pets ok

Shoreline / North Seattle Overnight & Daytime Shelter

St. Dunstan’s Church, 722 N 145th St (North Seattle / Shoreline, off Aurora)

  • Opening announced daily, 8:30pm – 7:30am – CLOSED 12/20
  • Single adults and couples
  • 15 bed capacity

Kenmore Daytime Warming

Hangar at Town Square – 6728 NE 181st St. 

  • Open 6am – 8pm Monday through Saturday and 7am – 6pm on Sundays

South and South East King County Shelters

Auburn Overnight Shelter

Auburn Food Bank & Warming Center, 2806 Auburn Way N

  • Open overnight 9pm – 7am through Thursday night, 12/22
  • (253) 334-4860
  • For single adults and couples

Burien Overnight Shelter

Highline United Methodist Church, 13015 1st Ave. S., Burien

  • Open overnight 7pm – 9am through Friday night, 12/23
  • 206-241-5520
  • Dinner, snacks and breakfast served

Enumclaw Overnight Shelter

  • Check in is at 6pm at Calvary Presbyterian Church located at 1725 Porter street. Folks are then transported to the shelter site (another faith-based location).
  • Open Monday (12/19) through Thursday (12/22) nights.
  • Call Plateau Outreach Ministries during the day to secure a spot (not required): (360)825-8961

Federal Way: FUSION Overnight Shelter

FUSION Family Center, 1505 S 328th St, Federal Way

  • Open overnight 5pm – 9am Tuesday night, 12/20
  • 253-838-0950
  • No pets
  • Snacks/water provided

Kent Overnight

Holy Spirit Church, 310 3rd Ave S., Kent

  • Open overnight 9pm – 7am, nights of Tuesday (12/20) through Thursday (12/22)
  • Water and snacks provided

Kent Daytime Shelter

  • Community Engagement Center (1225 W Smith St), Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 10am – 3pm
  • PeerKent (216 W Gowe St STE 300), Monday-Friday, 9am – 9pm, Saturday/Sunday, 11am – 7pm
  • Kent Senior Activity Center (600 E Smith St), Monday-Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm (seniors only)
  • Kent Library (212 2nd Ave N), Tuesday/Wednesday 11am – 8pm, Thursday-Saturday 10am – 5pm, Sunday 11am – 6pm

Renton Overnight Shelter

  • 300 Rainier Ave N., Renton, WA 
  • Open 8pm – 7am, Open through Thursday night, 12/22
  • (206) 231-8099
  • No pets; Snacks/food/warm beverage provided
  • Metro bus route 106 & 107 stops nearby

Tukwila Overnight Shelter

  • Riverton Park United Methodist Church; 3118 S. 140th Street
  • Overnight Shelter open 7pm – 7am
  • Space is also open during the day for warming (usual hours are 5:30am – 9pm)
  • Open Tuesday (12/20) and Wednesday nights (12/21)

Seattle Regularly Operating Daytime Warming Centers for Single Adults

  • The Salvation Army Jefferson Day Center (4th & Jefferson), Every Day, 7am – 5pm
  • Seattle Indian Center Day Center (624 S. Dearborn Street), Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:30pm
  • Compass Day Center (77 S Washington St.), Monday – Friday, 9am – 4pm
  • Immanuel Community Services (1215 Thomas St.), Monday – Friday, 8am – 2pm
  • Urban Rest Stop
    • Ballard (2014-B NW 57th St), Monday – Friday, 6:30am – 2:30pm
    • Downtown (1924 Ninth Avenue), Monday – Friday from 5:30pm – 9:30pm and Saturday – Sunday from 8am – 3pm
  • Chief Seattle Club Day Center (410 2nd Ave. Ext S.), Monday – Friday, 7am – 2pm (Native / Indigenous only)
  • Aurora Commons (8914 Aurora Ave N.), Monday – Thursday, 10am – 1pm
  • Bread of Life Mission (97 South Main St.), Monday – Friday, 9:30am – 3pm
  • God’s Little Acre (12521 33rd Ave), Monday-Friday 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm
  • Seattle Center Armory (305 Harrison St), Open Daily, 7am – 8pm, closes at 4pm on 12/24, and is closed 12/25

Seattle Day Centers for Women, Families, Youth and Young Adults

  • Elizabeth Gregory Home (1604 NE 50th St.), Sunday – Friday, 9:00am – 4:30pm, women only
  • Mary’s Place Day Center (1830 Ninth Ave), Monday – Friday from 7:00am – 3:30pm; women or women with children only
  • YouthCare
    • Orion Center (1828 Yale Ave), Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 9am – 8pm and Saturday from 10:00am – 2:00pm; youth only (ages 12 to 24)
    • UDYC (4516 15th Ave. NE) Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 8am-4pm / Wednesday 8am-1pm / Sunday 9am-1pm youth only (ages 12 to 24)
    • S. Seattle 24 hours (except Wednesday CLOSED from 12:45pm-3pm) youth only (ages 12 to 24) overnight 18 only  
  • Street Youth Ministries (4540 15th Ave NE), Wednesday – Friday, 11am – 1pm
  • New Horizons Ministries (2709 3rd Ave), Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 3pm – 8:30pm Wednesday 2pm-8:30pm (clinic is onsite on Wed, from 2p-3:30pm) 

East King County

Day Centers:

  • Congregations for the Homeless – Day Center (Male-identifying) Lincoln Center 515B 116th Ave NE Suite 174 Bellevue, WA 98004, 5AM – 10PM
  • Catholic Community Services – New Bethlehem Day Center (Families with Children) 11920 NE 80th St Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033, 9AM – 4PM
  • The Sophia Way – Sophia’s Place Day Center (Women-identifying) 3032 Bellevue Way NE Bellevue, WA 98004, 8AM – 3PM 
  • Friends of Youth 16101 NE 87th ST Suite 110, Redmond, (youth and young adults), 206-236-5437

Emergency Shelters with Drop-in: 

  • Congregations for the Homeless (515B 116th Ave NE, Bellevue), for adult men, 425-496-4885, closest bus route is the 271
  • The Sophia Way, two locations, Helen’s Place (8045 120th Ave NE, Suite 200, Kirkland) and Sophia’s Place (3030 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue), for adult women, 425-896-7385, closest bus routes are the 239 and 250
  • New Bethlehem Place (8045 120th Ave NE, Suite 100, Kirkland), for families with children, 425-679-0354
  • Friends of Youth (16101 NE 87th ST Suite 110, Redmond) for young adults 18-24 years,, 206-236-5437

Warming Sites

The following community buildings have space available for warming up: 

Bellevue

  • South Bellevue Community Center (14509 SE Newport Way, Bellevue, WA 98006) 6am – 8pm (M-Th) 6am – 7pm (F) 8am – 5pm (Sat.)
    Closed: 12/20/22, 12/24/22, 12/26/22, 1/2/2023
  • Crossroads Community Center (16000 NE 10th St, Bellevue, WA 98008) 9am – 5pm (M-Th) 9am – 2pm (F)
    Closed: 12/20/22, 12/26/22, 1/2/23
  • North Bellevue Community Center (4063 148th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98007) 9am – 8:30pm, (M-Th) 9am – 5:30pm, (F)
    Call before traveling: 425.452.7681      Closed: 12/20/22, 12/26/22 & 1/2/23

Redmond

  • Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village (6505 176th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052) 8am – 8pm, (M-F)
    Closed: 12/23/22 12/24/22, 12/25/22, 12/26/22, 1/1/23, & 1/2/23
  • Redmond Library (15990 NE 85th St, Redmond, WA 98052) 1pm – 8pm (T/W) 10am – 5pm (Th-Sat, & M)
    Closed: 12/20/22, 12/24/22 & 12/25/22
  • Redmond City Hall (15670 NE 85th St, Redmond, WA 98052) 8am – 5pm (T-Th)
    Closed: 12/23/22, 12/24/22, 12/25/22, 12/26/22

Issaquah

  • Issaquah Senior Center 75 NE Creek Way, Issaquah WA 8:30am – 4pm (M-Th) 8:30am- 2pm (F) (Seniors only)
    Call before traveling: 425.837.3339    Closed: 1/2/23

Kirkland 

  • Kirkland Library (308 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, WA 98033) 10am – 5pm (M,Th,F) 1pm – 8pm (T-W) 11am – 6pm (S)
    Closed: 12/20/2022, 12/24/22 & 12/25/22
  • Kingsgate Library (1231 NE 143rd St, Kirkland, WA 98304) 1pm – 8pm (T-W) 10am – 5pm (Th-Sat.)
    Closed: 12/20/2022, 12/24/22 & 12/25/22