Arctic Blast: Warming centers open across Houston area, Fort Bend

The City of Houston announced it will be opening warming centers across the city due to plunging cold temperatures.

According to the National Weather Service, a cold front is expected to pass through the Houston area beginning Sunday, Jan. 14, that will include a hard freeze.

Cold weather can pose a danger to the health and safety of Houston residents and proper care should be taken to reduce exposure to these conditions.

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If you need a ride to a warming center, the City of Houston is offering rides to these locations if you contact 311.

The following warming centers will be open beginning at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15:

CITY OF HOUSTON

Acres Homes Multi-Service Center

6719 W. Montgomery Rd.

Houston, TX 77091

METRO: 44 – Acres Homes stop @ W. Montgomery & Wilburforce

Community Works

7111 Homestead Road

Houston, TX, 77028

Denver Harbor Multi-Service Center

6402 Market St.

Houston, TX 77020

METRO: 48 Maket stop @ Market & Rouse

Downtown Recovery Center

150 Chenevert St.

Houston, TX 77002

METRO: 48 Market stop @ Runnels & East Dr.

Fonde Community Center

110 Sabine St.

Houston, TX 77007

METRO: 30 Clinton/Ella stop @ Memorial & Houston

Metropolitan Multi-Service Center at W. Gray

1745 W. Gray St.

Houston TX 77019

METRO: 32 Renwick/San Felipe stop @ W. Gray & Waugh

Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center

4410 Reed Rd.

Houston, TX 77051

METRO: 29 Cullen/Hirsch stop @ Cullen & Wilmington

All City of Houston facilities will accept pets. These pets may be required to stay in kennels provided by BARC.

The following organizations will also open their facilities starting at 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15:

Lakewood Church

3700 Southwest Freeway

Houston, TX 77027

Alief Family YMCA

7850 Howell Sugar Land Rd.

Houston, TX 77083

R.O.C.K Church

4101 Broadway St.

Houston, TX 77087

Salvation Army Galveston

Open 24 hours beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 15 to Wednesday, Jan. 17

601 51st Street

Galveston, TX 77551

Star of Hope’s Men’s Development Center

Sunday, Jan. 14, Monday, Jan. 15, and Tuesday, Jan. 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

1811 Ruiz Street, Houston, TX

Will also distribute hundreds of warm blankets

Memorial Baptist Church Activity Hall

Baytown, Texas

Will open starting at 5 p.m. on Monday

FORT BEND COUNTY

Attack Poverty/Friends of North Rosenberg

Sunday, Jan. 14, through Wednesday, Jan. 17, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

1908 Avenue E., Rosenberg, TX 77471.

The center will provide free WiFi, cots, blankets, and food.

The following Fort Bend County Library branches will serve as Warming Centers.

The libraries will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15, and will resume regular operations on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Residents are encouraged to contact the respective library locations for detailed information regarding their hours of operation.

  • Albert George Branch Library, 9230 Gene Street, Needville, TX 77461 (281-238-2850)
  • Cinco Ranch Branch Library, 2620 Commercial Ctr. Blvd., Katy, TX 77494 (281-395-1311)
  • Creekside Christian Fellowship, 16628, Needville, Texas, 77461, (832) 595-7676
  • First Colony Branch Library, 2121 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land, TX 77479 (281-238-2800)
  • Fulshear Branch Library, 1422 Eugene Heimann Cir, Richmond, TX 77469 (281-341-2718)
  • George Memorial Library, 1001 Gulfview Drive, Richmond, TX 77469 (281-342-4455)
  • Mamie George Library, 320 Dulles Avenue, Stafford, TX 77477 (281-238-2880)
  • Mission Bend Library, 8421 Addicks Clodine Rd., Houston, TX 77083 (832-471-5900)
  • Missouri City Library, 1530 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, TX 77489 (281-238-2100)
  • Sienna Branch Library, 8411 Sienna Springs Blvd., Missouri City, TX 77459 (281-238-2140)
  • Sugar Land Branch Library, 550 Eldridge Road, Sugar Land, TX 77478 (281-238-2140)
  • University Branch Library, 14010 University Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77479 (281-633-5100)
  • Willie Melton Law Library, 1422 Eugene Heimann Cir., Richmond, TX 77469 (281-341-3718)

Landmark Community Center

Open from Tuesday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

100 Louisiana St. Missouri City, TX 77489

Fort Bend Transit is offering free transportation for residents in need of public transportation to warming centers. Residents are encouraged to call 281-633-7433 for transportation assistance. For any transportation needs outside of business hours, residents can call 281-633-7433 and select option 1 to reach dispatchers.