Kansas City activates winter extreme weather shelter plan

How it works: According to the city, the plan provides up to 931 beds across eight partner shelters during extreme cold. About 790 of those beds operate nightly from Dec. 1 to March 1, with the rest added only as temperatures drop.

• When temperatures fall to 32 degrees, more beds become available.
• Unity Southeast will add more beds when temperatures drop to 25 degrees, and A Turning Point will open only on nights that fall to 10 degrees.

How to help: Hope Faith accepts financial contributions through its donation page and shares a cold-weather wish list.

• Items can be dropped off from 8am to 1pm Monday through Friday at Hope Faith, where donors should ring the front doorbell. Hope Faith also posts a list of needed items.

Go deeper: Those seeking more information on the shelters can call the city's cold-weather hotline at 816-513-3699.