Sandy Springs Senior Center To Serve as Warming Shelter

The Fulton County Department of Aging and Youth Services’ senior facilities will serve as warming sites during operating hours to provide seniors and other residents another alternative for keeping warm during extreme winter weather.

Fulton County has four senior multipurpose facilities that will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 and Friday, Jan. 9.

The senior multipurpose facilities are:

Dorothy C. Benson Senior Multipurpose Complex
6500 Vernon Woods Drive
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
404-613-4900

H.J.C. Bowden Senior Multipurpose Facility
2885 Church Street
East Point, GA 30344
404-762-4821

Harriett G. Darnell Senior Multipurpose Facility
677 Fairburn Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30331
404-613-8580

Helene S. Mills Senior Multipurpose Facility
515 John Wesley Dobbs Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30312
404-523-3353

Seniors are urged to be ready for the safety and health challenges that can result from extreme winter weather temperatures and conditions.

Additionally, residents can take the following precautions:

• Avoid going outside during extreme weather conditions.
• Maintain a two-week supply of medications, both prescription and non-prescription.
• Have contact lenses, extra eyeglasses and batteries for hearing aids ready to go.
• Develop a list of neighbors, friends and relatives who can assist during local weather conditions
• Develop communications plan in case landlines are disrupted by having a charged cell phone; and
• Identify neighborhood shelters that can accommodate the needs of seniors and the disabled.

More winter weather preparedness information can be found on the National Weather Service, American Red Cross and Ready.gov’s websites.

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