Chelmsley Wood Conservative Club is being used as a drop-off point for blankets, clothes and sleeping bags, which could prove life-saving for those who are sleeping on the streets during the current freezing weather.
People have been advised they can donate items at the Bosworth Drive premises from 7-11pm.
Today (Friday) has seen further heavy snowfall across the region, with a "yellow" weather warning remaining in place.
Schools across the borough were closed today and Solihull Council announced that it had suspended waste and recycling collections. There was also confirmation that Kingshurst Library had been closed as a result of the adverse weather conditions.
Bus operator National Express has stressed that numerous routes - including the No 72 and 94 - are subject to delays and diversions.
Solihull Council has said that gritting crews are continuing to treat main roads in an effort to keep traffic moving, although large numbers of residents have nonetheless experienced travel problems in the past 24 hours.
Indeed, the heavy snow posed difficulties for many councillors themselves, as they battled the elements to get to last night's Full Council meeting.
Chelmsley Wood councillor Karl Macnaughton was among those delayed by the wintry weather, arriving in time to speak about the local authority's Budget measures but revealing to fellow members that his journey to the council house had taken two hours.
After the meeting, several councillors warmed up at Chelmund's Fish and Chips - which had locals queueing out the door on its first day of opening, despite the snow drifts and bitter cold.
This week's weather conditions have been described by some as the worst to engulf the UK for several years, with a "polar vortex" having hit British shores. Indeed, biting winds have at times made the temperature feel as low as -13.
After one of the coldest starts to March on record, conditions are thankfully expected to grow milder in the coming days.
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