Overnight Warming Center To Open At Salvation Army In City Of Charleston

Charleston WV

27 January, 2021

2:17 AM

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Press release from the City of Charleston: January 26, 2021 Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin announced city emergency services will collaborate with the United Way of Central West Virginia and Kanawha Valley Collective to provide staffing and support for a warming center on Thursday, January 28. The warming center—a collaboration between the City of Charleston, service providers and community volunteers—will be open at the Salvation Army, 301 Tennessee Avenue, on the west side of Charleston. The warming center will be open from 9 p.m. Thursday evening to 7 a.m. Friday morning to accommodate those in need of shelter from the cold. Additional services and support for the warming center are being provided by the Salvation Army, Cabin Creek Health Systems, Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority, and other community organizations. If individuals and/or groups are interested in volunteering to staff the warming center, contact Margaret O'Neal at 304-340-3503 or [email protected]. This press release was produced by the City of Charleston. The views expressed here are the author's own.