MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- It’s still cold in Milwaukee, and warming centers across the city are stepping up. St. Ben’s warming shelter is staying open around the clock, but after a packed weekend, the shelter is now asking the community for help.

Kenneth Howard, site manager at St. Ben’s, said the shelter’s supplies were hit hard after operating non-stop through the cold.

“The storehouse was definitely depleted,” he said.

St. Ben’s typically opens only overnight, but colder temperatures pushed staff to keep the shelter open 24 hours a day.

With more people coming through the doors, food has been moving quickly.

Coffee and snacks are among the most needed items. Howard said bananas are in especially high demand.

“This case of bananas will definitely be gone within the next hour or so, and then at the meal, two or three more cases will go,” he said. “Bananas are always needed, all the time.”

Even when the shelter reaches capacity, Howard said staff continue to help anyone who needs a warm place to go.

“The police brought a guy who had been attempting to get somewhere. He was definitely on the verge of hypothermia,” he said. “We opened our doors, we were at capacity, but we did what was necessary to make sure this person was able to have a place.”

With more people staying at the shelter, supplies are now stretched thin. Howard said the shelter may not be able to continue operating 24/7.

“I’m quite sure we’ll crash and burn by Friday,” he said.

Howard said food donations help not only those staying inside the shelter, but also people who need something to take with them when they leave.

“Some of our guests might be working, they just don’t have a place to stay,” he said. “So, we give them the snacks to take with them and that’s their lunch. So, we want to continue to help people survive.”

Donations can be taken to St. Ben's or the House of Peace food pantry.