Philadelphia has opened 20 new warming centers for people who need them during the city’s Code Blue emergency.
While the snow has moved out, bitterly cold temperatures and biting winds have moved in.
Philly is currently under a Code Blue alert.
“This cold is not just uncomfortable,” managing director Adam Thiel said, “it is deadly. It is dangerous.”
The Juniata Park Older Adult Center is one of 20 warming centers opening in Philadelphia. The city has a website with a map of the locations . The centers are part of a new initiative to ensure that people experiencing homelessness and everyone else have a warm place to stay.
“I want to encourage everyone to use these centers,” Councilmember Jamie Gauthier said. “Use them if you don’t have a place to stay, use them if you’re struggling and for some reason you don’t have heat in your home.”
The warming centers are open 24/7 and located in every council district.