Several cold weather shelters will be open tonight as winter weather heads into the Ozarks.
11 volunteer-run shelter sites are available for men and women, and provide overnight shelter when temperatures fall below 32° between 10 PM and 4 AM.
The decision to open the CCWS is made daily by 2 p.m. To find out if CCWS will be open you can:
Call the CCWS Direct Line at 417-290-3110
Go to one of the following Facebook Pages: The Connecting Grounds, East Sunshine Church of Christ Men’s Cold Weather Shelter.
Individuals seeking a meal and shelter should go to the Veterans Coming Home Center, located at 806 N. Jefferson Ave., by 5:30 p.m. and from there will be transported to one of the CCWS locations, on nights when the crisis cold weather shelters are open.
Shelters include:
- East Sunshine Church of Christ
- Grace United Methodist
- Fairbanks
- Unity of Springfield
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church
- YouthConnect Center
- The GLO Center
- Harbor House
- Brentwood Christian Church
- National Avenue Christian Church
- St. John’s Episcopal Church
- Eden Village 1 (overflow)
- Venues 245 (overflow)
