Seasonal activation of Cold Night Shelter Program

Published on November 11, 2026

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City of Gainesville officials announce the seasonal activation of the city's Cold Night Shelter (CNS) Program. The program is activated whenever overnight temperatures are forecast to fall below 45 degrees Fahrenheit and remains in effect until overnight low temperatures rise above 45 F. The CNS program normally runs from Nov. 1 through March 31.

Cold Night Shelter services are available to those in need of shelter as long as overnight temperatures remain below 45 F.

The first activation of this season’s CNS is anticipated this Friday, Nov. 13-Saturday, Nov. 14. This weekend, the following locations will be available:

  • GRACE Marketplace at the Empowerment Center will provide Cold Night Shelter services to individual adults from 7 p.m.-7 a.m. This is a permanent location.
  • The City of Gainesville will provide Cold Night Shelter services to children under 18 and any accompanying family at the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center (1028 NE 14th St.) from 7 p.m.-7 a.m. This is not a permanent location.
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