For those without a home or dinner table, Thanksgiving can be a difficult time in the northeast.

Add the possibility of bitter cold temperatures and it’s possible warming shelters will be busier than usual this year.

“This is something we do every day, but it’s particular during this vulnerable time during the winter and cold days we try to be prepared for anyone that may come to our door,” said Robert Williams, director of the Open Door Mission.

The Mission is gearing up with coats, blankets, and bedding.

“Numbers will go up for those wanting to get out of the cold, and it’s about preparing a hot meal and a shelter bed," he said. "Those two things will make a world of difference in someone’s life.”

He promises that meal will be festive, with between 150 and 200 people gathering around the table.

“Turkey and cranberry sauce and yams and macaroni and cheese, and we really want to make it as traditional and special as possible,” Williams said.

The forecasted high is only 22 degrees.

“The coldest high temperature ever seen on Thanksgiving on record in Rochester is 20, you have to go all the way back to 1903 for that," Spectrum News meteorologist Carson Metcalf said. "The second coldest 21 degrees in 1901. The third coldest 23 back in 2000, so we may be breaking into the top 5 coldest Thanksgivings if not the top 3.”

If temperatures drop under 19 degrees, it would initiate Cold Blue for the shelter.

“It’s a tough time when temperatures get that cold outside,” Williams said.

On Thanksgiving, they will be extending hours from 4 -7 p.m., and up to 40 guests can spend the night. But if Code Blue is initiated, they can double that number and will accept anyone throughout the night.

“We can add mats to the floor, extra blankets. But we really want to get everyone in out of the cold, who knocks on our door. We really want to get them in,” Williams said.

In the meantime, they say anyone who wants to donate to their cause can do so at their Plymouth Road location, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

“We live in a community that is giving, that is caring," Williams said. "And the Open Door Mission, we just do what we can to be a part of that.”