Warming Center Open

Warming Center Open!

The City’s warming centers are open to the public seven days a week from 9:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. Although not a shelter, the warming center provides snacks, beverages, and a temporary respite from the cold for those in need. Personal belongings are allowed but storing items is not permitted. This season, warming centers will alternate locations between the Holy Trinity Church and South Congregational Church, 9 Pleasant Street.

The schedule is as follows:
South Congregational Church, 9 Pleasant Street
January 10, 2016 - February 6, 2016
March 6, 2016 - April 2, 2016

Holy Trinity Church, 381 Main Street
February 7, 2016 - March 5, 2016

Breakfast will be provided daily free-of-charge at St. Vincent de Paul, 617 Main Street beginning at 7:00 a.m.
The warming center is sponsored by the Mayor’s Taskforce on Homelessness.

Funding for the warming center is provided by the Middletown Health Department with in-kind services provided by River Valley Services.
For more information or to make a financial contribution, please call (860) 344-0097 Ext. 11.

Story Above: From the City Of Middletown Website!
Pictures Above From: St. Vincent de Paul

Severe Weather Protocol Activated:
January 18th- January 21st

At the direction of Governor Dannel P. Malloy, the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS), Department of Housing (HOD), Department of Mental Health and Addition Services (DMHAS), and the Department of Social Services (DSS), United Way 2-1-1, the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness, and other partners are implementing the severe cold weather protocol to ensure adequate shelter space during the severe weather cold.

Connecticut will experience very cold weather in the upcoming week with evening temperatures ranging from the low teens to the low single digits with winds bringing the wind chill factor temperatures to near or below zero.
Governor Malloy again encourages cities and towns to consider opening warming centers or other facilities to help those in need during this severe weather event. In addition, we want to continue to ensure that if local shelters or other facilities used during cold weather emergencies reach their capacities, there is a system in place to find out where there is space so they can direct individuals and families accordingly.

If you receive a call from someone looking for shelter and you are not aware of any shelter space, please direct the person to 2-1-1. DEMHS has opened an Incident on WebEOC. Working with local shelters, 2-1-1 will act as a clearinghouse to ensure that shelter space is found for those that need it. We encourage you to spread the word of the important service provided by 2-1-1.

On behalf of the Governor, we thank you again for your hard work and dedication all year round - and especially in these cold and stormy winter months - to help individuals and families.

If you have any questions about the policies for access to shelter in your area, please contact your CAN coordinator (listed here). If you have any questions about the 211 referral process, please contact Wendy Caruso, at Wendy.Caruso@ctunitedway.org.

If you have any questions about CCEH support to communities and the Coordinated Access process, please contact Sarah Chess at schess@cceh.org.

Click here for more information as it becomes available.