Nov. 10, 2025
NIGHT
THE SALVATION ARMY OF GREATER HICKORY
The Salvation Army will be operating their White Flag nights like previous years.
In weather 32 degrees or below, it will allow those on the outside to come into the Shelter of Hope at 8 p.m. (after staff is able to turn the Dining Room around for them to go in there). The shelter will take anyone in, as long as they have not been banned for physical violence and/or on the sexual predator list. This is on a night-by-night basis.
Nonresidents dinner is 5:30 to 6 p.m.
For information call - 828-322-8061.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF NEWTON (300 N Main Ave, Newton, NC 28658)
Room in the Inn Emergency Shelter will open when temperatures drop below 25 degrees.
The Fellowship Hall, accessed on N. Ashe Ave, will open at 6 p.m. on nights Room In the Inn is operational. Coffee and snacks will be available when doors open. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Lights out at 11 p.m. Breakfast will be served at 7 a.m. and guests will be asked to head out by 8:30 a.m. If the shelter will be open the following night, belongings may be left in the Fellowship Hall.
Volunteers Needed: sign up at - https://firstnewton.org/room-in-the-inn
DAY
SAFE HARBOR – HICKORY - https://safeharbornc.org/
Safe Harbor is open M, T, W, and F 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Th 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Any lady or lady with children experiencing homelessness is welcome to come for a warm place, something to eat, laundry and service navigation.
STRONG LIFE MINISTRIES – Conover - https://www.stronglifenc.org/
Strong Life will start opening as a daytime warming site starting the first Saturday in December as it is just Monday through Friday during non-winter months.
• 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Monday – Saturday
Strong Life is also available any night for white flag under conditions but will function as a secondary plan in case there is an overflow or an issue with The Salvation Army having a hard time doing it.
GREATER HICKORY COOPERATIVE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY - Hickory - https://ccmhickory.org/
31 1st Avenue Southeast
Hickory, NC 28602
Telephone: (828) 327-0979
- 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Monday - Thursday)
- 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Friday)
Provides a warm place to get out of the elements. Snacks, shower, clothing closet, laundry, access to other client services.
If you have information on any other warming sites day or night in Catawba County inform John Bailey at the United Way so it can be added to this list - jbailey@ccunitedway.com.