Warming centers open ahead of snow, bitter cold

ATLANTA — It’s another weekend of severe winter weather, and area governments and agencies are stepping up to provide people with places to escape the weather.

The Winter Storm Warning was expanded Friday to include metro Atlanta, while a Winter Weather Advisory now includes additional counties, Severe Weather Team 2 reported.

As a result, warming centers have been activated:

Cherokee County

Woodstock-area churches are opening a warming center at First Baptist Church Woodstock, 11905 Highway 92, Woodstock, on Friday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Jan. 31. All are welcome.

The warming center is on the lower level, Building B. Follow signs to the Community Care Center.

Guests may arrive between 6 and 8 p.m.

Departure is by 8 a.m. the following morning.

For questions or additional information, please call: 770-406-6161.

Clayton County

Clayton County will open the following warming centers:

Anointed Vision of Hope (Shelter), 8049 Webb Road 7911 North McDonough St., Riverdale-MARTA Bus Route #191. 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. from Friday, Jan. 30 to Sunday, Feb. 1.
Clayton County Police Department Headquarters media room, 7911 North McDonough St., Jonesboro, Bus Route #198. Seven days/24 hours of operation.
Forest Park Recreation & Leisure Center, 803 Forest Parkway, Forest Park. Saturday, Jan. 31 and Sunday, Feb. 1

NOTE: Ujimay Way (404-267-1853) & Hearts to Nourish Hope (404-375-5341) will canvass the county to provide transportation to locations. Text only after 10 p.m.

Forest Park Recreation & Leisure Center, 803 Forest Parkway, Forest Park, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday.

Cobb County

MUST Ministries anticipates their warming shelter will be open until possibly Tuesday, Feb. 3.

The Hope House shelter at 1297 Bells Ferry Road, Marietta, will provide shelter and meals for men, women and children. Those who want to use the shelter should arrive by 8 p.m..

Because of how much the shelter has been open, it is running low on essential supplies, as Channel 2 Action News reported earlier this week.

For more information about MUST Ministries’ services or how to help, visit their website.

DeKalb County

DeKalb County’s warming centers will be open from Friday, Jan. 30, through Monday, Feb. 2.

The following locations will be open o for the 24-hour activation:

Exchange Park Intergenerational Center, 2771 Columbia Dr., Decatur
Frontline Response International, 2585 Gresham Rd SE, Atlanta
St. Vincent de Paul, 2050-C Chamblee Tucker Rd, Chamblee
Tobie Grant Recreation Center, 593 Parkdale Dr, Scottdale,

All transportation routes will originate from Frontline Response Headquarters (2585 Gresham Rd SE, Atlanta). Routes will begin at 6 p.m., with initial pickups completed by 7:30 p.m.

Following the initial pickups, final sweep operations will continue from 7:30 p.m. through 10 p.m., with all routes concluding promptly at 10 p.m.

Gwinnett County

Five warming stations will be open from 6 pm Friday, Jan. 30, through 7 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2.

Buford Senior Center, 2755 Sawnee Ave., Buford
Shorty Howell Park Activity Building, 2750 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth
Best Friend Park Gym, 6224 Jimmy Carter Blvd., Norcross
Gwinnett Community Resource Center at Bethany Church Road, 3025 Bethany Church Road, Snellville
Lawrenceville Senior Center, 225 Benson St., Lawrenceville

Residents who visit the sites will be able to warm up, eat a meal and get some rest. The warming stations will be available from 6 p.m. until 7 a.m.

Visit RideGwinnett.com for real-time bus tracking and microtransit information.

Rockdale County

The county is opening a warming center at J.P. Carr Community Room, 981 Taylor St., Conyers. The center will be open from 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30 to 7 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2. It will be open 24 hours Saturday and Sunday.

For more information, call 470-334-5000.

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