Maine communities open warming shelters amid frigid temperatures

Some communities are opening warming shelters due to the cold temperatures and frigid wind chills hitting Maine this weekend.

The coldest air of the season so far arrives this weekend. High temperatures will be in the single digits with lows well into the negatives.

Below is a list of warming shelters:

Augusta

“Location: Augusta Overnight Warming Center, 34 Bridge St

Hours: Friday, January 23 5:00pm – 7:00am, Saturday January 24 4:30pm – 7:30am, Sunday, January 25 4:30pm – 7:30am”

Bangor

“The Sanctuary Warming Center: Together Place- 2 2nd Street, Bangor Maine (207) 941-2897

Warming Center: November 21st, 2025, through April 15th, 2026

Hours: 7pm – 7am, 7 days a week.

Recovery Center Daytime Hours: 8am-4pm Monday through Friday

Can accommodate 40 guests.

No violence, drugs/alcohol on premises. Bag searches.”

Biddeford

“Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center – 35 South St, Biddeford, ME – (207) 571-9601

Warming Center: November 15, 2025, to April 15, 2026

Hours: 24 / 7 during Warming Center season

Can accommodate 50 guests, adults only

MUST call in advance to check availability”

Brunswick

“Tedford Housing offers a warming center at 1 Tenney Way in Brunswick 7 nights a week from 4 p.m. – 8 a.m.”

Dennysville

“Dennysville Snowmobile and ATV Clubhouse on King Street is open 24/7 as a warming center.”

Ellsworth

“Inspire Recovery Center offers a warming center at 24 Church Street in Ellsworth. Hours are 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. – 7 a.m. overnight through April 30.”

Farmington

“Franklin County Recovery Center offers a warming center at 144 High Street in Farmington on Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.”

Lewiston

“Kaydenz Kitchen offers a warming center at 70 Horton St. in Lewiston. The center will be open from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.”

Lisbon

“The Lisbon Police Department lobby at 300 Lisbon Street is available as a warming/charging center 24/7 as needed.”

Portland

“The emergency overnight warming shelter will be open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, January 23, 24, and 25, from 7:30 p.m. – 6:30 a.m. at 166 Riverside Industrial Parkway in Portland. A free shuttle service will be available to bring guests to and from the Warming Shelter. Call 207-810-6727 to be picked up at a shuttle stop. Shuttle Hours are 7:30 p.m. – 12 a.m. and 4 a.m. – 6:30 a.m. Shuttle Service Locations: St. Vincent de Paul at 307 Congress Street. (Mon-Fri only), Health & Human Services at 39 Forest Avenue, and Spurwink’s Living Room at 62 Elm Street.”

Presque Isle

“Homeless Services of Aroostook offers a warming center at 745 Central Drive in Presque Isle from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. every day until April 30.

Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library offers a warming center at 39 2nd Street in Presque Isle from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Sargent Family Community Center offers a warming center at 24 Chapman Rd. in Presque Isle from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.”

Sanford

“York County Family Warming Center offers a warming center 24 / 7 through April 15. Must call (207) 324-1137 in advance to check availability.”

Waterville

Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter & Services offers a warming center at 19 Colby Street in Waterville 24/7.

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