Cold weather shelters and warming centers are available in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a Unified Government list.
The UG’s community centers are open to homeless persons and anyone else in the community needing a warm shelter during extreme weather, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to information from the UG.
The UG community centers with the hours listed above include Armourdale Community Center, 730 Osage; Bethany Community Center, 1120 Central; Eisenhower Recreation Center, 2901 N. 72nd St.; Joe E. Amayo Argentine Community Center, 2810 Metropolitan Ave.; Beatrice L. Lee Community Center, 1210 N. 10th St.; Patricia Diane Kane Community Center, 3130 N. 122nd St.; and Kensington Community Center, 2900 State Ave.
The UG also has a map with these locations on it for warming centers:
- Providence YMCA-Ball Family Center, 8601 Parallel Parkway, open 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Check availability. Because of COVID-19, only open when staffed. Call 913-378-9622.
- Eisenhower Community Center, 2901 N. 72nd St., open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and closed on Sunday. Check availability. Because of COVID-19, only open when staffed. Call 913-596-7050.
- Turner Recreation Commission, 831 S. 55th St., open 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and closed Sunday. Check availability. Because of COVID-19, only open when staffed. Call 913-287-2111.
- Kane Community Center, 3130 N. 122nd, open 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and closed Sunday. Check availability. Because of COVID-19, only open when staffed. Call 913-721-5193.
- Kansas City Dream Center, 1500 Central Ave., Saturday, sign up 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., stay until 7 a.m. when temperatures are 20 degrees or below; Sunday, sign up 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., stay until 7 a.m. when temperatures are 20 degrees or below; telephone 913-735-5337.
- Cross-Lines Community Outreach, 736 Shawnee Drive, open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Call 913-281-3388.
- Kansas City, Kansas, City Hall lobby, 701 N. 7th St., open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, closed on weekends. Check availability. Because of COVID-19, open only when staffed. Call 913-573-5311.
Call the locations first to see if they are offering the warming centers currently.
For more information, visit
https://ughealth.info/COLDSHELTER.
Call the Unified Government at 311 or the United Way at 211 for other possible warming centers.