Many people don’t like the late April cold snap but for some it could be life threatening.

Stacey Daoust spent Friday setting up beds inside Central United Church for Barrie Out of the Cold and she expects another busy night.

“It’s been a busy winter, we averaged 35 a night and with the snow melting we’ve still been receiving about 30 guests in the evening,” adds Daoust

The program, which operates out of different churches from November to the end of April, has provided meals and shelter 4,400 times this winter, that’s more than 300 than last season.

After a winter with some of the lowest temperatures on record, Whitey appreciates the service even more.

“It does help, yes. A lot of people appreciate it, I’m thankful, I’m very thankful for them, for taking their time because it’s all volunteer work.”

Despite the low temperatures, Barrie Out of the Cold is wrapping up for another season. The final night is April 30th, leaving some wondering where they’ll go.

“If I have to camp, I’ll camp. I’m trying to find a place; I can’t find a place in Barrie. There’s a lot of people out there that are worried they don’t know where they’re going to go, what they’re going to do,” added Whitey.

As the cold weather continues and the overnight shelter program wraps up at the end of the month, energy is now being directed towards collecting sleeping bags and blankets for those in need.

“Some of these guests will nowhere to go, so we do encourage the community to drop off sleeping bags. They can either contact Barrie Out of the Cold or drop them off at the David Busby Street Centre,” adds Daoust.

Officials with the David Busby Street Centre say this is a critical time for them.

“We’ll definitely be working with people for finding them housing, our outreach van will be making sure that we have extra blankets and tarps and sleeping bags out in our outreach van,” says Sara Peddel with the David Busby Street Centre.

If you have a sleeping bag or blankets to donate, you can contact the Out of the Cold program or drop them off at the David Busby Street Centre in Barrie.