Mayor’s Office of Communications
55 Trinity Avenue, Suite 2500 • Atlanta, Georgia 30303
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 16, 2018
News Release
City of Atlanta Opens Third Warming Center
ATLANTA – The City of Atlanta announced today that it will open a third emergency overflow warming center at the Grant Park Recreation Center at 9:00 p.m. tonight. The center is located at 537 Park Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA 30312. Men, women and children are welcome.
The warming centers at Old Adamsville and Central Park are expected to reach capacity overnight. Transportation to the Grant Park Warming Center will be provided to those seeking shelter.
Residents are encouraged to sign up for NotifyATL at www.atlantaga.gov/notifyatl to receive alerts on emergencies and critical information on severe weather, unexpected road closures, and other alerts.
Members of the media who want to shoot b-roll footage at any of the City’s warming centers must send an email to atlmedia@atlantaga.gov.
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