Buncombe County 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯. 𝟐𝟐

Buncombe County -- November 21, 2023: Buncombe County Code Issued for Wednesday

Purpose of Code Purple:

Code Purple is a coordinated effort among Asheville and Buncombe County shelters and other organizations to provide emergency overflow shelter to people experiencing homelessness during extremely cold weather (at or below 32 degrees, including wind chill, or 33-40 degrees with precipitation). During Code Purple, participating shelters will provide more beds with fewer requirements than their typical programming. Code Purple sites will also work with participants to refer them to ongoing shelter and housing options.
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬
ABCCM’s Veterans Restoration Quarters
Location: 1329 Tunnel Road
Contact: 828-259-5333
Population: Single Men
Hours: Intake 4 p.m. - 8 p.m., Exit 7:30 a.m.
Transit route: WE2 170
ABCCM’s Transformation Village
Location: 30 Olin Haven Way
Contact: 828-259-5365
Population: Single Women, Women with Children
Hours: Intake 4 p.m. - 8 p.m., Exit 7:30 a.m.
Transit route: W2
Salvation Army
Location: 204 Haywood Street
Contact: 828-253-4723
Population: Single Men
Hours: Intake 5 p.m. - 8 p.m., Exit 7:30 a.m.
Transit Route: N3 N4
𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
ABCCM will provide a shuttle service with pickups at its Crisis Ministry (24 Cumberland Ave.) at 4 p.m.
Bus transit through ART is free to Code Purple sites at night and from Code Purple sites to downtown the following morning.
- Riders should identify themselves to the driver as needing free transit to Code Purple sites beginning 3:20 pm and going to 8:00 pm (when general shelter intake closes)
- The morning after a Code Purple event, transport is available back to Coxe Ave terminal from 6 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on weekdays/Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. on Sundays. Inbound service is not available after the above times if Code Purple has not been issued for that night.
- When Code Purple is in effect for multiple days, ART transport is available throughout the day.
- Backpacks and other belongings must not obstruct the aisle or limit access to seats for other passengers, passengers may be denied based on too many bags.
- Drivers reserve the right to eject passengers for disruptive, dangerous, or threatening behavior or speech.
Community Paramedics and Community Responders are available to provide transportation for people who are unable to access bus transit.
Mission Hospital will facilitate taxi service to Code Purple shelters for people being discharged from the hospital.
ABCCM will facilitate shuttle service to/from the transit stop closest to Transformation Village.
Sign up for Code Purple emails here: https://bit.ly/46RPYHx
Get local alerts sent straight to your smartphone, email, or home phone with BC Alerts via CodeRED. Residents who sign up will receive critical emergency communications updates about important but non-emergency information such as Code Purple alerts, office closures, service updates, and more. Sign up by texting BCAlert to 99411 or click here: https://bit.ly/3LOe9ge
Additional weather information found at weather.gov