| Answer | Is there a warming station in Philadelphia?Yes, there are 20 (3 of them are 24-hours). The Office of Homeless Services, in partnership with the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department, the Free Library of Philadelphia, and ProjectHOME, have launched the City’s Warming Center Initiative activating during every Code Blue.The city also encourages individuals in need of shelter during daytime hours to visit Prevention Point Philadelphia's Drop-In Center, a day-time engagement center located at 2913 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134. Hours of operation have been extended from 7 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday and on Friday from 7 am to 3 pm.
You Should Know:20 Warming Centers are opening throughout the city. Warming Centers are made possible in partnership with the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department, the Free Library of Philadelphia, and Project HOME.How to Access a Warming Center:
When daytime warming centers close in the evening, the City will give visitors rides to an intake center for shelter placement or an overnight warming center and vice versa.The Drop-In Center provides participants with a safe place to find shelter from the street and become linked to social and medical services. Further Information:
Also, see https://www.phila.gov/2025-01-06-city-provides-updates-as-it-responds-to-first-winter-storm-of-the-year/. |
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