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City of Atlanta to Open Warming Centers Ahead of Cold Weather
Post Date:01/19/2025 1:16 PM
Mayor’s Office of Communications
City of Atlanta to Open Warming Centers Ahead of Cold Weather
ATLANTA—The City of Atlanta will open warming centers ahead of colder temperatures.
The warming centers will open continuously from:
- Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. – Wednesday, January 22 at 3:00 p.m.
The first warming center will open at Central Park Recreation Center at 400 Merritts Ave. NE, Atlanta 30308.
The second warming center will open at Selena S. Butler Park at 98 WM Holmes Borders Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30312 for women and children only.
(Old Adamsville Recreation Center at 3404 Delmar Ln NW, Atlanta, GA 30331 will continue to serve as an overflow location.)
Transportation will be provided tonight at 8:00 p.m. from the Gateway Center with return transportation provided by Fulton County from the Gateway Center upon deactivation.
Activation times are subject to change based on the updated National Weather Service forecast.
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