Amid the cold temperatures, offering a helping hand is the nonprofit Arcata House partnership Annex. With the emergency ...

Anyone interested in donating to the shelter can make checks payable to St. John’s Episcopal Church, 314 North Bridge St., Bedford, VA 24523 and note “warming shelter” in the memo.

A map of warming center locations can be found on the city’s website. The warming centers provide food and blankets. Staff there can connect people to shelter or other services, city officials said.

Warming shelters across the region are opening their doors to people who need a place to shelter from the cold. The National Weather Service in Wilmington reports that more than 14.6 inches of ...