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Home / News / Code Purple in effect Oct 17- 20, 2022

Code Purple in effect Oct 17- 20, 2022

Posted on October 17, 2022October 19, 2022 by Kim Miller
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UPDATE: Code Purple in effect through October 20

Code Purple is an activation of emergency services including shelters and county paramedic services when temperature drops to around 32 degrees F.

Transportation

ART offers free transportation for those in need from 3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. on days when Code Purple has been activated.

 

Shelters 

For men:

Veterans Restoration Quarters
1329 Tunnel Rd
828-259-5333

 

For single women and women with children:

ABCCM Transformation Village
30 Olin Haven Way
828- 259-5365

Women, children, veterans with screening process

*Shuttle bus to shelter leaves from ABCCM (24 Cumberland Avenue) at 4:00 p.m. 

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