DeKalb County warming centers to open 24 hours a day beginningJan. 19

DECATUR, GA – Due to forecasted cold weather, DeKalb County will open the following four warming centers for residents 24 hours a day beginning 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan 19, until further notice:

• Frontline Response International, 2585 Gresham Rd.
• Tobie Grant Recreation Center, 593 Parkdale Drive 
• Mason Mill Recreation Center, 1340 McConnell Drive (see pick-up schedule below for transportation to Frontline) 
• Exchange Recreation Center, 2771 Columbia Drive (see pick-up schedule below for transportation to Frontline) 

DeKalb County’s overnight only warming center, North DeKalb Senior/Community Center, 3393 Malone Drive, Chamblee, will remain open. Special transportation will be provided each morning to one of the 24-hour warming center locationsDuring warming center activation, transportation pickups will be available to Frontline International according to the following schedule. Please note additional transportation pickup times and dates may be added: 

• Chamblee Library, 4115 Clairmont Rd., Chamblee, 5:40 to 6 p.m. 
• North DeKalb Senior/Community Center, 3393 Malone Drive, Chamblee, 7:30 to 7:50 p.m. 
• Mason Mill Recreation Center, 1340 McConnell Drive, 9 to 9:20 p.m. 
• Avondale Fire Station No. 3, 100 N. Clarendon Ave., Avondale Estates 

o  Pick up No. 1, 6:20 to 6:40 p.m. 

o  Pick up No. 2, 7:30 to 7:50 p.m.

• 2027 Candler Rd., Decatur, 8:40 to 9 p.m. 
• D&K Suit City Parking Lot: 5239 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, 
  6:20 p.m. to 6:40 p.m.
• 2724 Wesley Chapel Rd., Decatur, 7:30 to 7:50 p.m.
• Exchange Park Intergeneration Center, 2771 Columbia Drive, Decatur, 
  8:40 to 9 p.m.

Frontline Response International has been contracted to serve individuals who need assistance during extreme weather conditions. Unlike DeKalb’s traditional warming centers, hot meals, beds, and case management services are centralized at Frontline. DeKalb offers transportation services from all its warming centers to Frontline for individuals who wish to take advantage of those provided services.

Please note that DeKalb County fire stations will not be activated as overnight warming center locations.  

However, Avondale Fire Station Fire Station No. 3, located at 100 N. Clarendon Ave., Avondale Estates,  will function as a transportation pickup location to Frontline. 

Persons in DeKalb County who need homelessness assistance or housing services can contact DeKalb County Coordinated Entry by calling 404-687-3500.

For more information about centers offered by DeKalb County and its community partners, visit www.dekalbcountyga.gov/weather.