CINCINNATI (WXIX) -Warming shelters in the Greater Cincinnati area are extending their hours amid the winter weather, arriving Sunday and Monday.
The City of Cincinnati’s Daytime Cold Weather Shelter is activating a daytime cold weather shelter at the Over-the-Rhine Recreation Center on 1715 Republic Street.
The activation includes:
- Expanded hours Monday from 10 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. (Winter Shelter at Shelterhouse is extending hours to 10 a.m. that morning)
- Expanded hours Tuesday-Friday from 6:15 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.
- Metro bus transportation to/from the overnight Winter Shelter at 411 Gest Street
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
- Behavioral health services if needed
- Non-emergent health services if needed
- Blankets, hats, and scarves
- Pet services for people experiencing homelessness with their pets
Also, starting Monday, all Cincinnati Recreation Commission rec centers will operate as warming shelters during normal business hours. Here is a full list of the warming shelters in the City of Cincinnati…