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Jan. 20, 2024
Contact: Dominique Shank, Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, 614-512-0049 (cell)
Columbus Recreation and Parks Community Centers to Help Residents Keep Warm
COLUMBUS – With bitterly cold temperatures forecasted, Columbus Recreation and Parks will open warming centers at five community centers to give residents a place to keep warm. The following community centers will be open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20.
- Barnett Community Center, 1184 Barnett Road, 43227
- Dodge Community Center, 667 Sullivant Avenue, 43215
- Linden Community Center, 1350 Briarwood Avenue, 43211
- Marion Franklin Community Center, 2801 Lockbourne Road, 43207
- Thompson Community Center, 1189 Dennison Avenue, 43201
The department will monitor the weather and make decisions about opening warming centers for additional days later this weekend.
Note: The department does reserve the right to activate/deactivate warming center locations as needed.
To stay healthy and safe in extremely cold weather, Columbus Public Health suggests:
- Try to stay indoors. If you must go outdoors, make trips brief, dress in several layers of loose clothing and wear a hat and gloves.
- Stay dry and out of the wind.
- Cover your mouth to protect your lungs from extreme cold.
- Watch for signs of frostbite and hypothermia such as slurred speech, confusion, uncontrollable shivering, stumbling, drowsiness and body temperature of less than 95°. Get immediate medical attention if you think someone has frostbite or hypothermia.
- Keep emergency supplies in your car.
- Check on elderly family, friends and neighbors.
- Bring pets indoors.
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