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Wow, that is insanely cold. I'm glad there is shelter for the people in your city.
Thanks for your message - really appreciate the links as well. It will be -13 feeling like -23 with the windchill over the next few days. Here it will often be wet and cold rather than soft snow and cold so there is definitely a hypothermia/frostbite concern. I'll call up the shelters in the morning and see what would be most helpful; i will pick up some wool blankets if they have no particular preference.
If rain and wet snow are a common concern where you are then perhaps you could throw in some dollar store tarpaulins to go with the blankets. They'd be a cheap addition that could help by keeping them and their possessions dry. Even though wool can still insulate when wet it's certainly not pleasant and it adds a lot of weight.
The links were meant as illustrative, BTW, not necessarily a recommendation to buy those specific things. I haven't gone digging around for the best deals (and that would likely depend on your location as well).