warming centers
Emergency heat locations
Warming centers are public facilities opened during extreme cold to provide shelter for people who might otherwise suffer hypothermia or frostbite.
Libraries, community centers, and churches often serve as warming centers during winter emergencies.
The term parallels cooling centers, which open during heat waves.
The city announced warming centers would stay open overnight as temperatures dropped below zero.
- homeless shelterTemporary housing for vagrants
- refugePlace of safety
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- overnight shelterPlace to sleep temporarily
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
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- social servicessocial workers, social work, social services, welfare office, case workers
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- welfarewelfare, welfare reform, welfare system, SNAP benefits, public assistance
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warming centersaffordable housing
Shelter scaled to earnings
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