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Winter temperatures are upon us, and "white flag" shelters are open for the homeless community and others who need a safe place to escape the cold. 


'White flag' shelters: Where to find emergency shelters in Raleigh and Fayetteville to escape the cold

Across the Northeast, Officials Warn of a Dangerous Arctic Blast

With temperatures in the low 30s and high 20s all week, white flag shelters are opening there doors to anyone needing a warm place to stay in Wake and Cumberland Counties.

BEST WAY TO STOP THE SPREAD OF THE ILLNESS. IT'S JUST STAY HOME. IF YOU HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS. >> WITH FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE TO OUR WEST THIS WEEKEND. AND OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FREEZING THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. BOTH WAKE AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES ARE OPENING EMERGENCY SHELTERS. THE BUREAU'S AARON THOMAS HIGHLIGHTS THE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE A WARM SAFE PLACE. THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HOMELESSNESS, RENT PRICES GOING UP AND THOSE STRUGGLING TO AFFORD HEAT. >> THIS CHURCH ON NORTH BRAGG BOULEVARD HERE IN SPRING LAKE IS IN WHITE FLAG VOLUNTEERS HERE WITH THE CHURCH SAY THIS MAKES IT A SAFE SPACE TO EAT SLEEP AND A SCAPE. DANGEROUS FREEZING TEMPERATURES. SNOW LIKE THIS COULD BE HARD TO COME BY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA, BUT BRUTAL WINTER TEMPERATURES ARE DEFINITELY UP ON A SO YOU PLAY SEE SLEEP. YOU NEED A PLACE TO SLEEP AND THAT'S WHAT WE OFFER. CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN EMPOWERMENT CENTER IN SPRING LAKE OPENING ITS DOORS AND FUNCTIONING AS AN OVERNIGHT WHITE FLAG SHELTER. WELCOME. BRYAN SAYS GUESTS WILL FIND MORE THAN JUST A BED INSIDE THESE CHURCH WALLS. WE'VE GOT A HOT MEAL WAITING FOR. >> WE HAVE OUR STAFF, COOK FOOD. THEN THEY COME IN. THEY CHOOSE TO BE. AND ANYTHING THAT THEY NEED SUCH AS PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS, WHITE FLAG SHELTERS THROUGHOUT THE VIEWING AREA ARE OPENING UP TO SAVE LIVES AS TEMPERATURES TAKE A TUMBLE OVERNIGHT. THE DEMAND IS IN MUCH HIGHER THAN WE EXPECTED. WE'RE ON AVERAGE FOR THE WHITE FLAG NIGHT ANYWHERE FROM 260 TO 280 PEOPLE COMING IN PASSER VANS. HAYWOOD FROM SAINT JOHN, THE METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH IN RALEIGH. >> GOING BEYOND OPERATING WHITE FLAG SHELTERS THIS WINTER SEASON. THOSE SEEKING A WARM PLACE TO SLEEP AND WAKE COUNTY WILL BE ABLE TO DROP IN STUDIES LOCATION 7 DAYS A WEEK. >> NO MATTER THE TEMPERATURE VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED TO HELPING UNHOUSED AND OTHERS EXPERIENCING CHALLENGES IN THEIR LIVES. SHELTERS ARE THERE FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS A SAFE SPACE TO BE >> SO IF YOU'RE HE WENT OUT AND YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO TO HAVE PEAKED FOR THE NIGHT, THERE'S A SPACE THAT YOU CAN COME IN >> TRUE. VINE MINISTRIES ON MORGANTON ROAD IN FAYETTEVILLE AND THE SALVATION ARMY ON ALEXANDER STREET IN FAYETTEVILLE ARE OTHER WHITE FLAG SHELTERS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. OF COURSE, YOU CAN CHECK OUT WRAL DOT COM TO FIND OTHER WI-FI LOCATIONS IN OUR VIEWING AREA WHERE THEY

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'White flag' shelters: Where to find emergency shelters in Raleigh and Fayetteville to escape the cold

White flag shelters prepare to welcome in people from the cold