Partners from CARITAS, The Salvation Army, Richmond City, Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover counties announced their collaborative effort to fund the shelter during colder months.

"I am pleased to announce that CARITAS has agreed to operate a surge shelter to add capacity to the inclement weather shelter," CARITAS President and CEO Karen O'Brien said.

The surge shelter, located inside the CARITAS building on Stockton Street in Richmond, will provide 60 beds from Dec. 1 to March 31, 2026. It will open when The Salvation Army's inclement weather shelter reaches capacity and temperatures fall below 40 degrees.

"Because it is a regional challenge, it requires a regional response, one that is nuanced and layered as the problem itself," Henrico County Supervisor Roscoe Cooper III (Fairfield D

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