Denver opening severe weather shelter Tuesday night

Denver city officials will open a severe weather shelter Tuesday night as temperatures are forecast to drop below 20 degrees.

The McNichols Civic Center Building at 144 W. Colfax Ave. will be open from 6 p.m. Tuesday to 9 a.m. Wednesday for walk-up service, the city said in a news release Monday.

People can also access shelter through the city’s other access points, including:

• For individual men at the Lawrence Street Community Center, 2222 Lawrence St.;
• For individual women at Samaritan House, 2301 Lawrence St.;
• For youth ages 15-20 at Urban Peak, 2100 Stout St.

Families in need of shelter should call the Connection Center at 303-295-3366.

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