Due to the extremely cold temperatures on Friday and Saturday, three emergency shelters adjusted their schedules to meet the needs of the community.

Those shelters are Divine Providence in Hazelton, Mother Teresa's Haven Shelter in Wilkes-Barre, and Saint Anthony's Haven Shelter in Scranton

Each one opened one to two hours earlier.

Harry Lyons, Program Supervisor for Mother Teresa's Haven and St. Anthony's Haven, Catholic Social Services:

The shelter operates 365 days a year. Normally we're open from five 5 PM to 7 AM. We decided to extend the hours a little bit today because it's just so cold out there. The key is to get people in out of the cold because it's just so so very cold and the windchill is it is brutal right now and we're happy to help if we can.

These shelters are all operated by Catholic Social Services.