Inclement Weather Plan Details
Volunteers
Trained volunteers, at least one male, and one female will be onsite at all times. This includes overnight while the emergency shelter is active. Other volunteers may be utilized as needed.
New volunteers must have a basic criminal background check prior to being allowed to participate.
Volunteers from an ICAN Working Group organization who don’t have a background check are the liability responsibility of that organization.
To volunteer or for more information please go HERE
Transportation
Once the decision has been made to open the shelter, transportation providers will be alerted to have their vehicles at the designated location in downtown Irving by 5:30 pm.
Return transportation will be provided back to the initial pick-up location in downtown Irving beginning at 10:30 am the next morning.
During those days when consecutive 32 degrees or below temperatures are forecasted for Irving, the shelter will remain open. Daily pick-up at the designated location will take place but return transportation will not be available.
Coordinating with the City of Irving
Inclement Weather Shelter staff will notify the Irving Police via email of the implementation of the Inclement Weather Plan and the opening of the shelter.
Once notified the city is responsible to notify any other City agencies as needed.
During shelter operation, if people are found outdoors and are determined to have no place else to find shelter, IPD will contact and then bring them to the emergency shelter location.
Meals
Breakfast and dinner will be provided. Lunch will be included when the emergency shelter is open on consecutive days.
Case Management
Case management, as provided by Family Promise and others, maybe offered to willing participants.
Available Irving homeless services will be shared with each of our guests.
All work on this level will take place between 8:30-10 am in the morning at the shelter.
Exceptions to the IWP
Families – Following similar guidelines listed in this plan, families with children may be housed in a local church or motel.
Unaccompanied, Homeless Teens – At the present time there is no organization in Irving that is equipped to provide emergency shelter for unaccompanied, homeless teens 17 or under. When those cases occur, every effort will be made to work with other agencies in Dallas County, both private and governmental, to ensure that the homeless teenager is provided shelter during the inclement weather event.