Code Blue Emergency Shelter
Brought to you by United Way of Lake County in Partnership with the Housing Coalition and the Continuum of Care
As of December 25, 2025
A Code Blue will be called should any one or all of the following criteria be met and declared by the NOAA (forecast.weather.gov-search by zip code)
• A winter storm warning in effect
• Temperatures of 10 degrees or below
• A windchill of 0 degrees or below
Emergency Warming Shelter
United Way of Lake County
9285 Progress Parkway, Mentor
To Confirm Code Blue Status Call 2-1-1
Video
United Way of Lake County President & CEO Dione DeMitro provides an overview of our community’s Code Blue and Emergency Shelter system, detailing how it operates and highlighting the partner organizations working collaboratively behind the scenes. These coordinated efforts ensure that during periods of extreme cold and dangerous temperatures, individuals have access to a safe, warm place for shelter.
In Partnership With
- Extended Housing
- Lake County ADAMHS Board
- Lake County Commissioner's Office
- Lake County EMA
- Lake County Job and Family Services
- Lake County Sheriff's Department
- Laketran
- Lifeline, Inc.
- Painesville Church of the Nazarene
- Painesville Township
- Project Hope for the Homeless
- St. James Episcopal Church
- St. Mary's Painesville
- SubZero Mission
- The Altered Church
- The Salvation Army of Painesville
- United Way of Lake County
