Code Purple and Winter Shelter

Code Purple and Winter Shelter provide emergency overflow shelter beds with fewer requirements than in typical programming. Winter Shelter is available nightly during the winter season, and Code Purple shelter is activated in response to extreme weather or emergency situations. 

The Code Purple and Winter Shelter season begins November 1, 2025.  Winter Shelter is available through March 31, 2026, and Code Purple will continue to be available when called through April 30, 2026.

Click here to sign up for Code Purple Alerts and Volunteer Opportunities.

Full operational details are available in the  Code Purple and Winter Shelter Manual.

El Manual de Código Morado y Refugio de Invierno está disponible en Español.

2025-2026 Code Purple and Winter Shelter Sites

Winter Shelter (open nightly)
Provider and Location Population Beds Transit Route

Safe Shelter – 27 Balm Grove

Women 10 W2, W1, W6

Safe Shelter – 91 New Leicester Hwy

Men 40 WE1 West
 
Code Purple (open when called)
Provider and Location Population Beds Transit Route

ABCCM Transformation Village –     30 Olin Haven Way

Women / Women with Children 35 W2

Salvation Army –                             204 Haywood Street

Men 16 W5, WE1 West, WE2 West

Homeward Bound: AHOPE –             19 N. Ann Street

Couples / People with Pets 20 W6, WE1 West, WE2 West

Contact Information

With questions or for additional information, contact the Code Purple and Winter Shelter Coordinators at (828) 785-4855 or CoC Lead Agency Staff at homelessstrategy@ashevillenc.gov.
 
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