In anticipation of very cold temperatures, the City of Cincinnati will open the daytime cold weather shelter at the Over-the-Rhine Recreation Center (1715 Republic Street) on Monday, January 20 and Tuesday, January 21.

The activation includes:

• Expanded hours both days from 6:15am – 6:45pm
• 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
• Pet services for people experiencing homelessness with their pets

All other Cincinnati Recreation Commission rec centers will open as warming shelters during normal operating hours on Tuesday, January 21. Other than the daytime cold shelter at the OTR rec center, City operations are closed on Monday, January 20 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

City Manager Sheryl M.M. Long thanks CRC staff members and other City employees who have volunteered to staff the shelter, as well as the Cincinnati Fire Department, Cincinnati Police Department, La Soupe, Metro, and 3CDC’s GeneroCity 513 initiative.

The daytime cold weather shelter is activated when forecast daytime temperatures fall below 15°F for two or more consecutive days, or at the discretion of the City Manager. The City Manager previously activated the shelter from Monday, January 6 through Saturday, January 11 in the wake of an extreme winter weather event and very cold temperatures.

 

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