The Loudoun County Hypothermia Prevention Shelter is set to open on November 15, 2025, providing temporary overnight shelter for single adults aged 18 and older who are experiencing homelessness. The shelter will operate nightly from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. through March 31, 2026.
Individuals seeking shelter must first check in at the Loudoun Homeless Services Center located at 19520 Meadowview Court in Leesburg. After check-in and dinner service, guests will be directed to the Hypothermia Prevention Shelter at 16450 Meadowview Court, which is situated just past the Homeless Services Center.
To ensure safety and security, guests are required to store personal belongings—aside from essential items—in secure onsite storage. The county’s firearms ordinance prohibits firearms and ammunition within all county facilities.
Daytime drop-in services are available at two locations. Both centers offer meals, laundry, showers, and information about resources such as food assistance, clothing, medical care, mental health services, public benefits, ID procurement, and employment opportunities:
– Eastern Loudoun Drop-In Center at 21641 Ridgetop Circle, Suite 111 in Sterling operates Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
– Loudoun Homeless Services Center at 19520 Meadowview Court in Leesburg is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Free bus transportation to the shelter will be provided each evening with pick-up points in Leesburg (at the Shenandoah Office Building between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m.) and Sterling (at the Route 82 bus stop across from William Watters House at 5:00 p.m.). More details about transportation can be obtained by calling the Loudoun Homeless Services Center at 703-771-5429.
Additional information on homelessness services in Loudoun County is available online at loudoun.gov/HomelessServices or by calling Information and Referral at 703-777-0420 during business hours. For after-hours support, individuals may contact the Homeless Services Center directly.
Loudoun County Public Schools District remains the only school district serving the area and reported an enrollment of over 82,000 students for the 2023-24 academic year. The student population saw a slight decrease of approximately .1% compared to the previous year’s figures. Independence High School had the highest enrollment among local schools with more than two thousand students during that period. Demographically, white students made up just over forty percent of total enrollment while Asian students accounted for twenty-six percent of all students enrolled. Additional data on local education trends can be found on the Virginia Department of Education website (https://www.doe.virginia.gov/home).
