ATLANTA — Many organizations have opened warming centers for people who need a place to get out of the bitterly cold weather.
Cherokee County
The county’s emergency warming station is opening each evening Sunday through Tuesday, opened in cooperation with local churches and the Homeless Coalition of Cherokee County.
All are welcome at His Hands Church, 550 Molly Lane, Woodstock.
Each evening, guests may arrive between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Departure is by 8 a.m.
For questions or additional information, please call: 770-406-6161
Cobb County
Hope House will open its doors Saturday through Tuesday in anticipation of inclement weather. Shelter services will be available to women and children, as well as men.
Clients are asked to arrive by 8 p.m. to ensure bed availability.
Cobb County partners with MUST Ministries to provide this service and transportation options.
The Hope House shelter is located at 1297 Bells Ferry Road, Marietta.
Transportation options are available to the shelter through transit vouchers provided by the county, available at Reflections of Trinity, 4037 Austell-Powder Springs Road, Powder Springs, (770) 222-6511.
More information is available at the Cobb County website.
DeKalb County
DeKalb County has activated warming centers beginning at 6 p.m. and continuing through Monday.
The following centers will be overnight locations on Sunday and Monday:
- 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
- Mason Mill Recreation Center, 1340 McConnell Dr, Decatur (closed Tuesday)
The following locations will be open on Sunday and Monday for 24-hour activations:
- Frontline Response International, 2585 Gresham Rd SE, Atlanta
- Exchange Park Intergenerational Center, 2771 Columbia Dr, Decatur
- St. Vincent de Paul, 2050-C Chamblee Tucker Rd, Chamblee (Sunday Only)
St. Vincent de Paul will return to overnight operations only on Monday.
In addition to the county-operated centers, these following community partners are also providing warming center services:
New Life Community Alliance (NLCA) Warming Center, 3592 Flat Shoals Road, Decatur, nightly 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. (line up begins 5 p.m.).
Tucker First United Methodist Church Cold Weather Refuge (Men & Women), Activities Center, 4315 Church St., 7 to 9 p.m. until Tuesday.
Gwinnett County
The county will open five warming stations Saturday, from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday and Monday:
Buford Senior Center, 2755 Sawnee Ave., Buford. Bus route 101 I-985, stop 19 or Bus route 50, stop 5047
Shorty Howell Park Activity Building, 2750 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth. Bus route 10B, stop 542 and 108
Best Friend Park Gym, 6224 Jimmy Carter Blvd., Norcross. Bus route 35, stop 407 and 906
Gwinnett Community Resource Center at Bethany Church Road, 3025 Bethany Church Road, Snellville. Bus route 70, stop 7010 and 7023, Snellville microtransit.
Lawrenceville Senior Center, 225 Benson St., Lawrenceville. Bus route 40, stop 836 and 337, Lawrenceville microtransit.
For more details, visit GwinnettCounty.com/WarmingStations or call 770-822-8850.
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