CODE BLUE AND WINTER STORM
NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED
This page was last updated on 11.21.14 at 7:15 PM
RESOURCES OPENED IN RESPONSE TO WINTER WEATHER
Code Blue notifications and resources opened in response to severe cold or storm
events change as quickly as the weather. This listing reflects information most recently
received but you should always call ahead to confirm that the locations noted are still
available.
Offices of Emergency Management
The NJ Office of Emergency Management [http://www.ready.nj.gov/about/association.html] has links to all
County Offices of Emergency Management.
County Websites and Alert Notification Systems
In storm emergencies it is customary that county government will make an effort to alert their residents by
posting information on their county website. Here you will find alert notifications, information about how to
sign up to receive email notifications during times of emergency events and announcements about
government closings. In the county listing that follows we have provided the most current notifications we
know of as well as a link to the county website so that you can avail yourself of further information.
How Code Blue Works
When temperatures drop below freezing, and conditions pose a threat to individuals who are homeless or
medically fragile, a network of agencies throughout New Jersey helps people obtain shelter, food and
clothing.
During times such as these, county or municipal government will often initiate a Code Blue Alert which
enables authorities to take homeless adults to shelter programs that have agreed to make additional beds
available. Warming Centers are also opened during stated hours to provide residents with a place that they
can go to warm up.
County Offices of Emergency Management together with county government will communicate Code Blue
Alerts and the opening of Warming Centers through local media and social media outlets. Often this
information is also posted on municipal and county websites. Additionally, many counties have started
sharing this information with NJ 2-1-1. As we hear of locations that are available when a Code Blue Alert is
activated, we will post the information here.
A Homeless Hotline for each county is also provided as a resource for assistance for those who are
homeless. To find additional resources (beyond what is noted below) in your area, search our resource
database using the search term: emergency shelter. To get further details on a county’s homeless hotline
and shelter, search using the term: emergency shelter clearinghouses. Learn more about housing
alternatives in New Jersey by reading our housing resource pages.
Atlantic County
Atlantic City Rescue Mission
Atlantic County Homeless Hotline
(609) 345-5517
Atlantic County Government Official Site [http://www.aclink.org/]
Bergen County
Bergen County Board of Social Services
Bergen County Homeless Hotline
(888) 323-7436
Bergen County Government Official Site [http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/]
Burlington County
A Code Blue is in effect from 10:00 PM Friday, November 21 through 10:00 AM Saturday, November 22,
2014.
CONTACT of Burlington County
After-Hours/Code Blue Emergency Shelter Hotline
(856) 234-8888 or (866) 234-5006
Camden County
Union Organization for Social Service (UOSS)
Camden County Homeless Hotline
(800) 331-7272
Camden County Government Official Site [http://www.camdencounty.com/]
Alert: If you see any road issues, call us immediately at (856) 566-2980 so we can address them.
The following have been identified as locations where residents of Camden County can go to warm up
during the hours noted when a Code Blue has been called.
Station Name
Audubon Sr. Center
Audubon Park Boro
Barrington Boro Sr Ctr
Bellmawr Boro Comm Ctr
Berlin Boro Inter-Comm. Amb
Berlin Twp. Senior Center
Brooklawn Boro Comm. Ctr
Cramer Hill Comm. Center
N. Camden Comm. Center
Martin Luther King Comm. Ctr
Angel Perez Comm. Ctr
Malandra Hall
Isabel Miller Comm. Ctr
Broadway Comm. Center
New Vision Homless Day Shelter
Walter Rand Transportation Ctr.
Camden County Police Admin Bldg
Joseph’s House
Cherry Hill Public Library
Location
247 Oakland Ave. Audubon
20 C Road Audubon
229 Trenton Ave. Barrington
29 East Browning Rd. Bellmawr
8 Park Ave. Berlin
240 Pine Ave. W. Berlin
101 2nd str Brooklawn
1035 Reeves Ave. Camden
6th & Eerie, Camden
1151 Haddon Ave. Camden
3060 Westfield Ave. Camden
1200 S. Merrimac Rd Camden
8th & Carl Miller Blvd. Camden
713-15 Broadway Ave, Camden
523 Stevens St. Camden
100 S. Broadway Camden
800 Federal St. Camden
555 Atlantic Ave Camden
1100 Kings Hwy North, Cherry Hill
Hours
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 6 pm
24/7
24/7
24/7
9 am – 5 pm
Phone#
856-547-1240
856-547-5236
856-547-1930
856-933-2631
856-753-0808
856-767-8118
856-742-8888
856-757-7498
856-757-7418
856-757-7605
Not avail
856-757-7366
856-757-7504
856-757-7127
856-963-0857
856-968-3880
856-757-7400
856-964-9777
856-667-0300
Cherry Hill Twp. Comm. Ctr.
Cherry Hill Mall
Chesilhurst Boro Comm. Ctr
Clementon Boro Library
Collingswood Borough Boro
820 Mercer St. Cherry Hill
2000 Route 38 West, Cherry Hill
511 Edwards St., Chesilhurst
195 Gibbsboro Rd., Clementon
678 Haddon Avenue, Collingswood
9 am – 5 pm
10 am – 10 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
856-488-7800
856-662-7441
856-767-4153
856-783-3233
856-854-0720
Collingswood Fire House
Collingswood Boro Library
20 West Collings Ave. Collingswood
771 Haddon Ave., Collingswood
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
856-854-1043
856-858-0649
Collingswood Boro Sr. Center
Gibbsboro Boro Hall
Gibbsboro Boro Sr. Center
Gloucester City FD
Hider Lane Sr. Center
Gloucester Twp. Boro Hall
30 W. Collings Ave., Collingswood
49 Kirkwood Rd., Gibbsboro
250 Haddonfield-Berlin Rd, Gibbsboro
1 N. King Ave., Gloucester City
1571 Hider Ln. Gloucester Twp.
1261 Chews Landing Rd. Gloucester
Twp.
608 Station Ave., Haddon Heights
15 McArthur Blvd., Haddon Twp.
24 Walnut St. Haddonfield
625 Station Avenue, Haddon Heights
Ormond Ave., Haddon Township
100 Wykagyl Rd., Hi-Nella
4 East Douglas, Lawnside Boro
323 E. Charleston Ave., Lawnside
Boro
356 White Horse Pike, Lindenwold
438 Wes Evesham Road, Magnolia
Boro
212 Somerset Avenue, Merchantville
121 S. Black Horse Pike, Mt. Ephraim
602 Newton Aves., Oaklyn Boro
20 W. Clinton Ave., Oaklyn Boro
5605 N. Crescent Blvd., Pennsauken
131 East 12th Ave., Pine Hill Boro
45 West 7th Ave., Pine Hill Boro
26 East 2nd Ave., Runnemede
3rd Avenue & Irish Hill Rd.,
Runnemede
105 Kennedy Blvd., Somerdale Boro
307 Union Hall, Stratford Boro
203 Laurel Road Voorhees, NJ 08043
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
10 am – 330 pm
9 am – 5 pm
856-854-4440
856-783-6655
856-346-3242
856-456-9400
856-228-9015
856-228-4000
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
856-547-7132
856-854-2752
856-354-8789
856-547-7164
856-547-2539
856-784-6237
856-573-6200
856-547-2539
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5pm
856-783-2121
856-783-1520
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
856-662-0922
856-931-1546
856-858-8226
856-858-2457
856-665-5959
856-783-7425
856-783-8422
856-939-4390
856-939-5161
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
10 am – 9 pm
856-783-6320
856-783-0600
856-772-1636
2120 Voorhees Town Ctr Voorhees
474 East Atlantic Ave., (Waterford
Twp)
2131 Auburn Ave., Waterford Twp.
33 Cooper Folly Road, Winslow Twp.
200 Cooper Ave., Woodlynne
10am–930pm
9 am – 5 pm
856-772-6400
856-767-0222
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
856-768-2300
856-767-5824
856-962-8300
Haddon Heights Boro Library
Haddon Twp County Library
Haddonfield Boro (Mabel Kay House)
Haddon Heights Boro Hall
Father & Son Hall
Hi-Nella Boro Hall
Lawnside Borough Hall
Wayne Bryant Comm. Center
Lindenwold Comm. Bldg.
Magnolia Boro Hall
Merchantville Boro Comm. Center
Mount Ephraim Boro Hall Court
Oaklyn Boro Library
Oaklyn Boro Courthouse
Pennsauken Boro Library
Pine Hill Sr. Citizens Center
Pine Hill Recreation Center
Runnemede Fire Hall
Runnemede Sr. Center
Somerdale Boro Hall
Stratford Boro Hall
Voorhees Library Regional Branch
Voorhees Towne Ctr.
Waterford Sr. Citizen Comm. Ctr
Waterford Twp. Boro Hall
Winslow, Edward “Bud” Duble Ctr
Woodlynne Mun. Bldg.
Updated 1.2.14; Source: email received from County officials
Cape May County
Cape May County Board of Social Services
Cape May County Homeless Hotline
(609) 886-1325
Cape May Government Official Site [http://www.co.cape-may.nj.us/]
Cumberland County
Cumberland County Division of the Homeless
Cumberland County Homeless Hotline (856) 825-3144
Cumberland County Government Official Site [http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/content/159/3747.aspx]
Essex County
Newark Emergency Services for Families
Emergency Services (800) 696-7063
Essex County Government Official Site [http://www.essex-countynj.org/]
Gloucester County
First Call for Help - Gloucester County
Gloucester County Homeless Hotline
(800) 648-0132
Gloucester County Government Official Site [http://www.co.gloucester.nj.us/]
Gloucester County utilizes its nutrition sites as warming centers during cold weather.
Site #1 Mantua Township Community Center
111 Mercer Ave.
Mantua, NJ 08080
Site #4 Pfeiffer Community Center
301 Blue Bell Street
Williamstown, NJ 08094
Site #2 Glassboro Senior Center
152 S. Delsea Dr.
Glassboro, NJ 08028
Site #5 Franklin Community Center
1584 Coles Mill Road
Franklinville, NJ 08322
Site #3 Thorofare Fire Hall
Firehouse Road
Thorofare, NJ 08086
Site #6 Second Baptist Church
1534 Pine Street
Paulsboro, NJ 08066
Updated 12.12.13
Hudson County
Hudson County Division of Welfare
Hudson County Homeless Hotline
(800) 624-0287
Hudson County Government Official Site [http://www.hudsoncountynj.org/]
Hunterdon County
Hunterdon Helpline
Hunterdon County Homeless Hotline
(800) 272-4630
Hunterdon County Government Official Site [http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/]
Mercer County
Mercer County Board of Social Services
Mercer County Homeless Hotline
(609) 468-8296
Mercer County Government Official Site [http://nj.gov/counties/mercer/]
Middlesex County
NJ 2-1-1 Partnership
Middlesex County Homeless Hotline
Dial 211
[You can also reach 2-1-1 by dialing 877-74-NJ211 (877-746-5211).]
Middlesex County Government Official Site [http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/]
Monmouth County
Monmouth County Department of Human Services
Division of Social Services
(732) 431-6000
Monmouth County Government Official Site [http://www.co.monmouth.nj.us/]
Morris County
A Code Blue has been called for Friday, November 21, 2014.
NJ 2-1-1 Partnership
Morris County Homeless Hotline
Dial 211
[[You can also reach 2-1-1 by dialing 877-74-NJ211 (877-746-5211).]
Morris County Government Official Site [http://www.co.morris.nj.us/]
Morris County residents can learn what their municipality is doing in response to cold or stormy weather by
visiting their local website. Find your municipality’s website here.
Ocean County
Ocean (north) Ocean County Board of Social Services
Ocean County Homeless Hotline
(732) 240-6100
Ocean (south) Ocean County Board of Social Services
Ocean County Homeless Hotline
(609) 693-5834
Ocean County Homeless Hotline for Youth
(732) 929-0096
Ocean County Government Official Site http://www.co.ocean.nj.us/
Passaic County
NJ 2-1-1 Partnership
Passaic County Homeless Hotline
Dial 211
[You can also reach 2-1-1 by dialing 877-74-NJ211 (877-746-5211).]
Passaic County Government Official Site [http://www.passaiccountynj.org/]
Salem County
Salem County Board of Social Services
Salem County Homeless Hotline
(877) 283-8486
Salem County Government Official Site [http://www.salemcountynj.gov/]
Somerset County
Hunterdon Helpline
Somerset County Homeless Hotline
(800) 287-3607
Somerset County Government Official Site [http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/ ]
Sussex County
Homeless Hotline – (973) 940-8872
Homeless Services - (973) 579-0850
Sussex County Government Official Site [http://www.sussex.nj.us/]
Union County - A Code Blue is in place November 20, 2014.
When a Code Blue has been called by Union County Department of Human Services, due to predicted
weather conditions, emergency shelters are expected to extend capacity to highest possible levels, utilizing
the additional cots provided by UCDHS. The individuals/families sheltered during a Code Blue must be
screened and referred by the UC Division of Social Services (UCDSS). REMINDER: After hour referrals
should continue to be directed by phone to the Plainfield Area YMCA at (908) 756-6061 after 4:00 p.m.
Homefirst Interfaith Housing & Family Services
Union County Homeless Hotline
(908) 756-0206 Ext: 19
Plainfield Area YMCA
Union County Homeless Hotline
(908) 756-6061
Union County Government Official Site [http://ucnj.org/]
After hours and when County offices are closed, shelter is available at
The Salvation Army
1018 East Grand Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
(908) 352-2886
Plainfield Area YMCA
518 Watchung Avenue
Plainfield, NJ 07060
(908) 756-6060
Both shelters will accept walk-ins when possible during a Code Blue.
Warren County
Warren County Division of Temporary Assistance & Social Service
Warren County Homeless Hotline
(877) 661-4357
Warren County Government Official Site [http://www.co.warren.nj.us/]
If you know of other resources that are related to CODE BLUE initiatives in your area, please send them to
[email protected].
This listing was updated as information became available on 11.21.14.