Warming Centers

2023-24 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

• Clayton County 

  • Carl Rhodenizer Recreation Center, 1475 East Fayetteville Road, Riverdale, Ga.

  • Jim Huie Recreation Center and Steve Lundquist Aquatic Center, 9045 Tara Boulevard, Jonesboro Ga.

  • Lake Spivey Recreation Center, 2300 Walt Stephens Road, Jonesboro, Ga.

  • Virginia Gray Recreation Center, 3499 Rex Road, Rex, Ga

  • South Clayton Recreation Center, 1837 McDonough Road, Hampton, Ga

  • Flint River Community Center, 153 Flint River Road, Riverdale, Ga

  • In addition to these six locations, the Clayton County Police Headquarters, which is open 24 hours, is also listed as a warming center on the county's website. It's located at 7911 North McDonough Street in Jonesboro.

• 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 Symrna.​ More information on vouchers.

• Dekalb County 

  • Frontline Response International, 2585 Gresham Road, Atlanta 30316.

  • North DeKalb Senior/Community Center, 3393 Malone Drive, Chamblee, GA 30341 (see pickup schedule below for transportation to Frontline) 

  • Mason Mill Recreation Center, 1340 McConnell Dr. (see pickup schedule below for transportation to Frontline) 

  • Exchange Recreation Center, 2771 Columbia Dr. (see pickup schedule below for transportation to Frontline) 

Frontline Response International has been contracted to serve individuals who need assistance during extreme weather conditions. Unlike DeKalb’s traditional warming centers, hot meals, beds, and case management services are centralized at Frontline. DeKalb offers transportation services from all its warming centers to Frontline for individuals who wish to take advantage of those centralized services.

Please note that DeKalb County fire stations will not be activated as overnight warming center locations. 

• Douglas County ​

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

• Fulton County

  • The City of Atlanta will open a warming center ahead of colder temperatures. The center will open Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. and remain open through Monday, January 15 at 10:00 a.m.  

    • The warming center will be located at the Central Park Recreation Center at 400 Merritts Ave. NE, Atlanta 30308.  Transportation will be provided beginning at 8:00 p.m. from the Gateway Center, located at 275 Pryor St. SW, Atlanta, GA 30303, with return transportation upon deactivation.

• 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 ​

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*Warming centers typically open when temperatures fall below 35 degrees

To provide information for this resource, please email Stacey Rushing