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LIST: Warming centers, shelters open in the Tri-State during dangerously cold temperatures

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Posted at 5:14 PM, Jan 14, 2024
and last updated 2024-01-20 11:12:56-05

CINCINNATI — Warming shelters are open around the Tri-State for individuals in need during the Tri-State’s dangerously cold temperatures.

CINCINNATI: 

All 23 recreation centers will be open Saturday, Jan. 20 during normal operating hours. For the exact hours each center is open on Saturday, click here.

The Over-the-Rhine Recreation Center will act as an emergency warming center from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 21.

The OTR center is the only center open on Sunday.

All centers will reopen Monday, Jan. 22 during normal hours.

At night, individuals are encouraged to visit the Shelterhouse Winter Shelter, which is open nightly between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. The shelter is located at 411 Gest Street in Queensgate.

  • Bond Hill Recreation Center (1501 Elizabeth Place)
  • Bush Recreation Center (2640 Kemper Lane)
  • Clifton Recreation Center (320 McAlpin Avenue)
  • College Hill Recreation Center (5545 Belmont Avenue)
  • Corryville Recreation Center (2823 Eden Avenue)
  • Dunham Recreation Center (4356 Dunham Lane)
  • Evanston Recreation Center (3204 Woodburn Avenue)
  • Hartwell Recreation Center (8275 Vine Street)
  • Hirsch Recreation Center (3630 Reading Road)
  • LeBlond Recreation Center (2335 Riverside Drive)
  • Lincoln Recreation Center (1027 Linn Street)
  • Madisonville Recreation Center (5320 Stewart Avenue)
  • McKie Recreation Center (1655 Chase Avenue)
  • Millvale Recreation Center (3303 Beekman Street)
  • Mt. Washington Recreation Center (1715 Beacon Street)
  • North Avondale Recreation Center (617 Clinton Springs)
  • Oakley Recreation Center (3882 Paxton Avenue)
  • Over-the-Rhine Recreation Center (1715 Republic Street)
  • Pleasant Ridge Recreation Center (5915 Ridge Avenue)
  • Price Hill Recreation Center (959 Hawthorne Avenue)
  • Sayler Park Recreation Center (6720 Home City Avenue)
  • Westwood Town Hall Recreation Center (3017 Harrison Avenue)
  • Winton Hills Recreation Center (5170 Winneste)

BUTLER COUNTY: 

On Monday, guests seeking shelter can visit Salvation Army Hamilton, located at 235 Ludlow Street in Hamilton from 8:00 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The Hope House Mission Men’s Shelter (1001 Grove Street) and Hope House Mission Women and Children’s Shelter (1300 Girard Avenue) are both open Monday in Middletown with limited overnight capacity.

The following shelters are closed on Monday due to the holiday, but will reopen Tuesday with varying hours:

  • MidPointe Library Liberty (7100 Foundry Row, Suite S-234 in Liberty Township)
  • MidPointe Library Middletown (125 South Broad Street in Middletown)
  • MidPointe Library Monroe (1 Tennessee Avenue in Monroe)
  • MidPointe Library Trenton (2000 Edgewood Drive in Trenton)
  • MidPointe Library West Chester (9363 Centre Pointe Drive in West Chester)
  • Hamilton Lane Library (300 North Third Street in Hamilton)
  • Fairfield Lane Library (1485 Corydale Drive in Fairfield)
  • Oxford Lane Library (441 S. Locust Street in Oxford)
  • Lane Community Technology Center (228 Court Street in Hamilton)
  • New Life Baptist Mission (415 Henry Street in Hamilton)

WARREN COUNTY:

Multiple centers in Warren County have opened as warming centers, but some require that you call ahead to make sure they have adequate room before you arrive.

  • Countryside YMCA | Landen (2894 US-22) — Saturday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday: Noon to 6 p.m.
  • Countryside YMCA | Lebanon (1699 Deerfield Road) — Saturday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday: Noon to 6 p.m.
  • Franklin Division of FIre & EMS (45 East 4th Street) — Saturday and Sunday: 12 a.m. to 12 a.m. **Call before arriving**
  • Franklin-Springboro Library | Franklin (44 East 4th Street) — Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday: 1-5 p.m. **Call before arriving**
  • Franklin-Springboro Library | Springboro (125 Park Lane) — Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday: CLOSED **Call before arriving**
  • Lebanon Public Library (101 S Broadway Street) — Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday: 1-4 p.m. **Call before arriving**
  • The Community Church (726 East Main Street, Colony Square Unit 14) — Saturday and Sunday: 12 a.m. to 12 a.m.

NORTHERN KENTUCKY: 

The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky is serving adult men and women during evening and overnight hours. The shelter is located at 436 W 13th Street in Covington. Various services are offered at the shelter during daytime hours as well.

If you know of a warming center or shelter that is not featured on this list, please email it to newsdesk@wcpo.com

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