ASHEVILLE - With cool temperatures incoming, Asheville shelters have called Code Purple for Nov. 20, the first of the season, activating emergency shelter beds for people experiencing homelessness.

In October, the Continuum of Care Board approved the plan for the Code Purple season for Nov.1, 2025-April 30, 2026. Code Purple is a coordinated effort among Buncombe County and Asheville shelters to ...

Code Purple and Winter Shelter is a coordinated effort among shelters and other organizations in Asheville and Buncombe ...

HYPOTHERMIA TONIGHT. TUESDAY, VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF PREPARED FOR AT LEAST 60 PEOPLE TO SHELTER AT VETERANS RESTORATION QUARTERS IN ASHEVILLE. WE JUST GOT TO GET PEOPLE IN THE COLD PURPLE SHELTER OPENS ...

REHOBOTH BEACH, DE -- As the cold and frigid temperatures grip the region, a beacon of warmth and compassion has emerged in the form of the first women's shelter in the Cape region, courtesy of Code ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County officials issued a Code Purple notice due to extremely code weather starting Tuesday night. The notice is issued to provide emergency overflow ...

IT TAKES A VILLAGE: Frontline workers such as Justin Pritchard, a community paramedic with Buncombe County Emergency Medical Services' post-overdose response team, help unhoused people find shelter on ...

Five counties in Western North Carolina are under severe air quality alerts due to ongoing wildfires. The affected counties are experiencing code orange, red, and purple alerts, indicating unhealthy ...

In this Aug. 11, 2020, file photo, beds fill a homeless shelter inside a convention center. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File) This story is from Young, Unhoused and Unseen, a podcast production from WHYY ...

It's a cold start to the new year, with Code Purple shelters operating on Jan. 1 and Jan. 2 in Asheville, according to ...