The Chicago lakefront just before the sun rises seen from North Avenue beach on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019.

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The City of Chicago and nonprofit groups are moving to keep the city's homeless population safe during the cold spell.Temperatures could reach minus 46 degrees with the wind chill, a dangerous level for those living on the streets.Warming centers and CTA buses will be opened to those who need it.

Both the City of Chicago and nonprofit organizations are moving to open warming centers and utilize city buses in an effort to keep the city's safe during a life-threatening cold snap taking over the Midwest.

",” Nancy Powers, who works with the Salvation Army, told FOX 32 in Chicago. “In this weather, believe it or not, at 20 degrees below zero, there are some folks who are still going to stay put."

Low forecast wind chill temperatures from Wednesday into Thursday are , according to the NWS Chicago. The NWS has warned people to avoid spending time outdoors with 'life-threatening arctic cold' moving in.

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Commissioner of Family and Support Services Liza Morrison-Butler said that , two of which will be be open 24-hours, according to CBS Chicago.

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(The Salvation Army Chicago Metropolitan Division)

The city plans to move CTA buses near large camps to serve as warming stations for those who refuse to leave their belongings or pets.

“There definitely is a large amount of people who will go and seek shelter, ,” Sandi Robinson, co-founder of ChiGivesBack, told Earther. “Our main focus is for the people who don’t want to go inside, to make sure that they have everything they need to survive outside because what we’re receiving in Chicago are [temperatures] I’ve never experienced in my lifetime.”

The Salvation Army announced they will have mobile feeding and homeless outreach crews making over 30 stops throughout Chicago to help those on the streets. They also plan on feeding those utilizing CTA's warming buses.

Salvation Army corps community centers will during normal business hours.

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Annually, , and 44 percent of the nation's homeless population are unsheltered, according to the National Healthcare for the Homeless Council.