As a harsher winter approaches Northeast Ohio, the City of Cleveland is transitioning a handful of recreational centers into warming shelters.
Those now-warming centers include:
- Michael Zone Recreation Center (6301 Lorain Ave.)
- Lonnie Burten Recreation Center (2511 East 46th St.)
- Collinwood Recreation Center (16300 Lakeshore Blvd.)
- Zelma George Recreation Center (3155 Martin L. King Blvd.)
City of Cleveland Mayoral Senior Advisor Emily Collins said those centers will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
As of now, the warming centers will only be available on Thursday and Friday.
“They open for longer hours than normal to make sure that people have a chance to get to shelter if they need to,” she said.
Collins added some of the facilities have showers that will be available for use as well, and those who come can take advantage of everything the recreational center has to offer.
These recreational centers will not act as overnight shelters, though.
“While we understand closing at night can mean something very difficult for a lot of people if they don’t have a place to go, we are really pleased to be able to provide that shuttle service to [overnight] shelters,” Collins stated.