Photos: Finding warmth

Tatiana, who uses she/her pronouns and whose last name is not being used, talks with her dog, Bentley, for a moment while hanging out with other women on Christmas Day at the Willis Dady overflow shelter in Cedar Rapids. During Christmas, the shelter was open 24 hours a day — longer than usual — which allowed those staying there to unpack their belongings temporarily. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A man stands in line to get a Christmas dinner served to him at the Willis Dady overflow shelter in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, December 25, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A homeless man waits for his meal as a volunteer cuts slices of pie at the Willis Dady overflow shelter in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, December 25, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Andrea Wilson puts on several layers of clothing near her cot while other residents sleep on Christmas Day at the Willis Dady overflow shelter in Cedar Rapids. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Several people line up against the wall and take a nap while sheltering from the cold at the Salvation Army emergency warming shelter in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, December 22, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Dozens of homeless residents gather at the Salvation Army emergency warming shelter to eat a hot meal and find reprieve from freezing temperatures on Thursday, December 22, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A man sleeps on his cot in the men’s area at the Willis Dady overflow shelter in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, December 25, 2022. The shelter can house up to 100 people. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Annetta Hankins, left, smokes a cigarette with her friend Dianna Baker outside of the Willis Dady overflow shelter in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, December 25, 2022. The two women met while staying in the shelter and quickly became friends. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Willis Dady employees Cherish Fraisier, left, and Tammy Mims grab hands to celebrate organizing all the donated presents for the homeless residents staying at the Willis Dady overflow shelter in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, December 25, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Andrea Wilson puts on makeup while hanging out at the Salvation Army emergency warming center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, December 22, 2022. Wilson and dozens of other homeless individuals utilized the warming shelter during a cold snap. Wilson has been homeless off and on for nearly three years and utilizes the overflow shelter. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Greg McCorkle holds a cup of coffee while eating his lunch while taking shelter from the cold at the Salvation Army emergency warming shelter in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, December 22, 2022. McCorkle said it was the first time he utilized the emergency warming shelter. He has been homeless for three years. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Tatiana lays on her dog while chatting with other homeless women at the Willis Dady overflow shelter in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, December 25, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Annetta Hankins smiles as she talks with her friend while smoking outside of the Willis Dady overflow shelter in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, December 25, 2022. Hankins moved to Cedar Rapids from Florida, but shortly after arriving suffered dehydration and hypothermia due to the frigid weather and was hospitalized. Upon her release she found herself without a place to stay and utilized the shelter for a temporary place to stay. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Angela Jones gives her dog Baby Girl a treat while hanging out at the Willis Dady overflow shelter in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Christmas Day. Jones normally lives in her truck at a campground, but due to dropping temperatures she became sick and was hospitalized. She is currently waiting to get help with housing, but sought out the shelter for a place for her and her two dogs to stay at. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Homeless resident Stephanie, who chose not to give her last name, feeds her dog Cash a bite of food from her plate at the Salvation Army warming shelter in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, December 22, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)