Warming Centers

2025-26 Warming Center Information by County*

Please check with the local emergency management for opening information

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• Athens - Clarke County

  • ​Bigger Vision of Athens
    Services: Emergency shelter for individuals (Call at 4:00 PM to reserve a bed)
    Phone: 706-340-6062
    Address: 95 North Ave, Athens, GA 30601

  • Salvation Army
    Services: Emergency shelter for families and individuals
    Phone: 706-543-5350
    Address: 484 Hawthorne Ave, Athens, GA 30606

  • Athens Area Homeless Shelter
    Services: Emergency shelter for families with children
    Phone: 706-354-0423
    Address: 620 Barber Street, Athens, GA 30601

  • Family Promise of Athens
    Services: Emergency shelter for families with children
    Phone: 706-425-1881
    Address (Day Center): 355 Pulaski St, Athens GA, 30601

• Carroll County

  • Impact West Georgia, 411 N. Park Street in Carrollton. Opens at 5:00 p.m.​

• Cherokee County

  • ​Homeless Coalition of Cherokee County, Woodstock City Church, 150 Ridgewalk Parkway, East Entrance 

• Clayton County 

  • Forest Park: Forest Park Recreation Center, 803 Forest Pkwy. (opens at 9:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m.)

  • Jonesboro: Clayton County Police Department Headquarters Community Room (Warming Center), 7911 North McDonough Street

  • Riverdale: Anointed Vision of Hope (Shelter), 8049 Webb Road

• Cobb County​

  • MUST Ministry Hope House, 1297 Bells Ferry Rd., Marietta, GA 30066​

    • When the warming center opens, Cobb County will provide transportation vouchers to Hope House from 1:00-3:00p at select partner locations like Bethany UMC Smyrna.​ More information on vouchers.

• Dawson County

  • Crossbridge Church, 680 Hwy 53, Dawsonville, GA, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.​

• Dekalb County 

  • Frontline Response International, 2585 Gresham Road, Atlanta

  • St Vincent de Paul, 2050-C Chamblee Tucker Rd., Chamblee

  • Mason Mill Recreation Center, 1340 McConnell Dr., Decatur  

  • Exchange Recreation Center, 2771 Columbia Dr., Decatur  

  • Golden Door Warming Center (Women & Children), 2944 Ember Dr., Decatur

DeKalb offers transportation services from all its warming centers to Frontline for individuals who wish to take advantage of those centralized services. All transportation routes originate from Frontline Response Headquarters (2585 Gresham Rd SE, Atlanta) and are scheduled for initial pickups to be completed by 7:30 p.m. Following the initial routes, final sweeps will continue from 7:30 p.m. until 10 p.m., ending promptly at 10 p.m.

• Douglas County ​

  • Douglasville First UMC, 6167 Prestley Mill Rd., Douglasville, GA 30134​

• Fannin County

  • Fannin County Senior Center, 440 West First Street, Blue Ridge, GA​

• Fulton County

  • City of Atlanta

    • Central Park Recreation Center at 400 Merritts Ave. NE

    •  Gateway Center, 275 Pryor St. SW

    • Old Adamsville Recreation Center, 3404 Delmar Ln. NW

  • College Park

    • Public Safety Complex, 3717 College St.​

  • Union City

    • Etris Darnell Senior Center, 5285 Lakeside Drive, Union City, GA 30291

• Gwinnett County ​

  • Buford Senior Center, 2755 Sawnee Avenue, Bus route 101 I-985, stop 19

  • Shorty Howell Park Activity Building, 2750 Pleasant Hill Road, Bus route 10B, stop 542 and 108

  • Best Friend Park Gym, 6224 Jimmy Carter Boulevard, Bus route 35, stop 407 and 906

  • Centerville Senior Center, 3025 Bethany Church Road

  • Lawrenceville Senior Center, 225 Benson Street, Bus route 40, stop 836 and 337​

• Hall County​

  • Salvation Army, 681 Dorsey Street, Gainesville, GA, 4:30 p.m. check-in when operational ​

• Richmond County​

  • Individuals seeking overnight shelter must obtain a shelter clearance. 

    • Before 5:00 PM: Visit the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Records Bureau in person. 

    • After 5:00 PM: Contact the Sheriff’s Office Dispatcher at 706-821-1080. A deputy will be dispatched to provide the necessary documentation. 

  • Transportation to Overnight Warming Shelters - Augusta Transit will provide complimentary transportation to designated overnight warming shelters between 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM. To arrange transportation, please call 706-821-1719 before 8:00 PM. 

  • Pick-Up Locations 

    • Broad Street Transfer Facility – 1546 Broad Street May Park Community Center – 622 4th Street 

  • Drop-Off Locations 

    • ​Augusta Rescue Mission – 526 Walker Street (Route #3 – Gold Line / East Augusta) 

    • Garden City Rescue Mission – 828 Fenwick Street (Route #6 – Brown Line / Gordon Highway)

    • Salvation Army Center of Hope – 1384 Greene Street (Route #3 – Gold Line / East Augusta)

  • *Alternate Center- May Park Community Center- Check-In 5-9 PM

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*Warming centers typically open when temperatures fall below 35 degrees

To provide information for this resource, please email Stacey Rushing