Jefferson City Room at the Inn to open Feb. 1

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A new emergency overnight shelter in Jefferson City announced they plan to open on Feb. 1.

The Jefferson City Room at the Inn will be open at 1015 Edmonds Street in the Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri building.

The shelter will be open from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m and staffed with trained volunteers to serve up to 10 guests per night when weather conditions reach life-threatening levels.

More volunteers are needed through the winter months. Volunteers must be 18 or older for morning and evening shifts. They must be 23 or older for overnight shifts.

• Evening shift: 5:30 p.m - 11:30 p.m.
• Overnight shift: 11:00 p.m - 5:30 a.m.
• Morning shift: 5:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.

For more information, you can visit their page on Facebook.