One warming center is located at Central Park Recreation Center, 400 Merritts Ave. NE and is for men only. Another will be opening at the Selena Butler Recreation Center, 98 William Holmes Borders Senior Dr SE, and is available for women and children only.
Transportation is provided by Fulton County from the Gateway Center at 8 p.m. with return transportation available when the warming centers are closed.
MUST Ministries, which operates Cobb’s one warming shelter in partnership with the county, will open its shelter and also provide free bus vouchers to transport individuals from other areas to the shelter in Marietta.
Individuals must arrive by 8 p.m. and will receive a hot breakfast in the morning. The shelter is located at 1297 Bells Ferry Road.
DeKalb County also plans to open warming centers. Starting at 8 p.m. Monday, residents can find shelter at the following locations:
Fire Station 3, 100 N. Clarendon Avenue, Avondale Estates; Fire Station 4, 4540 Flakes Mill Road, Ellenwood; Fire Station 6, 2342 Flat Shoals Road, Atlanta; North DeKalb Senior Center, 3393 Malone Drive, Chamblee; and Frontline Response International, 2585 Gresham Road, Atlanta.
Gwinnett County will open its warming centers tonight from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. at the following locations:
Buford Senior Center, 2755 Sawnee Ave.; Shorty Howell Park Activity Building, 2750 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth; Best Friend Park Gym, 6224 Jimmy Carter Blvd., Norcross; Centerville Senior Center, 3025 Bethany Church Road, Snellville; and Lawrenceville Senior Center, 225 Benson St.
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