Region: Scranton
Image of the petition Open the Code Blue shelter earlier and at 32°
Minority protection

Open the Code Blue shelter earlier and at 32°

Petition is addressed to
City Fire Department Lackawanna County Emergency Management

51 signatures

Collection finished

51 signatures

Collection finished

  1. Launched December 2024
  2. Collection finished
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Comments

The temperature thresholds for the shelter to open I's too low. Try being outside all day. 32° weather. It's not pleasant. Also the temperature drops quickly after dark so opening at 7:00 seems reasonable. Also there should be more consistency with opening up, these people really rely on you for a little bit of refuge from the cold. Thanks for listening

20° requirement is absolutely ridiculous, why don’t the organizers sit outside with the homeless in that weather until it hits 20° too

I do not want to anyone outside in the freezing weather. This would help those in need to seek shelter and stay warm a bit longer. This is a necessity.

The current Code Blue criteria parameters are set too low. Unhoused persons need additional support below freezing temperatures.

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