City also opens three other community centers for extended hours January 30-31, 2019
Akron, Ohio, January 30, 2019 –For today and tomorrow, the City of Akron is opening four warming centers across the city. Mayor Horrigan has ordered that Mason Community Center be open overnight to ensure that all our residents have access to safe, warm facilities 24 hours a day during this extreme cold.
Mason Community Center will be open all night tonight (Wednesday) and remain open until Thursday at 10 PM. Akron Police officers and Recreation employees will staff the warming center 24 hours to ensure the safety and comfort of all individuals and families using the center to stay warm. The United Way has generously offered to provide free warm beverages and the Red Cross will be supplying cots and bedding.
Contact information for Mason Park Community Center:
Mason Park Community Center
700 E. Exchange Street, Akron, OH 44306
330-375-2821
The following additional three centers will be open 8:30 AM to 10:00 PM today and Thursday:
Patterson Park Community Center
800 Patterson Avenue, Akron, OH 44310
330-375-2819
Summit Lake Community Center
380 W. Crosier Street, Akron, OH 44311
330-375-2826
Lawton Street Community Center
1225 Lawton Street, Akron, OH 44320
330-375-2825
After 10 PM, METRO Regional Transit Authority will be providing free rides from the City’s other warming centers to those wishing to transfer to a 24 hour warming facility (whether that’s Mason Community Center or a local shelter) overnight.
Additionally APD and Continuum of Care workers will be out in the community, visiting known homeless encampments to conduct well visits and offer free transportation to a 24 hour warming center for any individual in need.
Thank you again to our community partners for their willingness to support this overnight warming center. We encourage all Akron residents to use caution, stay safe and warm!
