Extreme Cold Expected; Warming Centers Available
Temperatures are expected to dip down into the single digits this weekend beginning on Sunday, January 19, and continuing through the morning of Wednesday, January 22. Warming shelters are available across Lucas County for residents in need of a safe and warm place to stay.
Residents seeking longer-term shelter or housing assistance should call 211 to be connected to resources.
TARTA will place a warming bus for customers at the Downtown Transit Hub from Monday, January 20, to Wednesday, January 22. The bus will be available after the Hub closes until TARTA service ends for the day, providing shelter for those waiting for transportation.
A map of all warming shelters is available at toledo.oh.gov/shelter. Please note that libraries and senior centers will be closed on Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Warming locations are listed below by their availability.
Overnight Shelters
Shelter beds are available for adults 18+.
Cherry Street Mission
1501 Monroe St, Toledo, OH 43604
Open 24 hours; coats and blankets are also available
St. Paul's Community Center
230 13th Street, Toledo, OH 43604
Open 5:30 p.m. - 8 a.m. daily; breakfast served in the morning
Emergency Overnight Warming Centers
Overnight warming centers will be open on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights. Warming centers are separate from shelter waitlists and don't provide beds.
East Toledo Family Center
1020 Varland Ave, Toledo, OH 43605
Open 8 p.m. – 8 a.m.
St. Martin De Porres
1119 Bancroft St, Toledo, OH 43606
Open 8 p.m. – 8 a.m.
Leading Families Home
2283 Ashland Ave, Toledo, OH 43620
Open 10 p.m. – 8 a.m.; families only
Leading Families Home
915 N. Erie St, Toledo, OH 43604
Open 10 p.m. – 8 a.m.; families only
Open Sunday
Heatherdowns Branch Library
3265 Glanzman Rd, Toledo, OH 43614
419-259-5270
Open 1-5 p.m.
Sanger Branch Library
3030 Central Ave, Toledo, OH 43606
419-259-5370
Open 1-5 p.m.
Sylvania Branch Library
6749 Monroe St, Sylvania, OH 43560
419-882-2089
Open 1-5 p.m.
Open Monday
Frederick Douglass Community Center
1001 Indiana Ave, Toledo, OH 43607
Open 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Wayman Palmer YMCA
2053 N. 14th St, Toledo, OH 43620
Open 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Laborers Local 500
2821 Nebraska Ave, Toledo, OH 43607 (enter through side door)
Open 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
TARTA Transit Hub/Warming Bus
612 N. Huron St, Toledo, OH 43604
Open 5 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Open Tuesday & Wednesday
Toledo Lucas County Public Library
All library branches will be open Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., except the Oregon Branch Library, which will remain closed until January 23. Some locations will close at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Chester J. Zablocki Senior Center
3015 Lagrange Street, Toledo, OH 43608
419-936-3090
Open 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Mayores Senior Center
2 Aurora Gonzalez Drive, Toledo, OH 43609
419-242-1144
Open 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
East Toledo Senior Center
1001 White Street, Toledo, OH 43605
419-691-2254
Open 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Senior Centers, Inc.
2308 Jefferson Avenue, Toledo, OH 43604
419-242-9511
Open 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (closes with Toledo Public Schools)
TARTA Transit Hub/Warming Bus
612 N. Huron St, Toledo, OH 43604
Open 5 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Village of Whitehouse Village Hall
6925 Providence St, Whitehouse, OH 43571
419-877-5383
Open 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Maumee Seniors
2430 S. Detroit Ave, Maumee, OH 43537
419-893-1994
Open 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Oregon Senior Citizens’ Center
4350 Navarre Avenue, Oregon, OH 43616
419-698-7078
Open 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.