Hurricane Harvey: Houston Area Shelter List Effective Wednesday, Aug.30

HOUSTON, TX — In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, some 30,000 people from across Texas and Louisiana have been forced from their homes by rising floodwaters. The situation remains critical as Harvey heads back to sea to regroup, then pound the Texas Gulf Coast again with more torrential rain.

“We’re not out of the woods yet,” Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke said in a briefing Monday in Washington. “Harvey is still a dangerous and historic storm.”

In Houston alone, 9,000 people are tasking shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center, with thousands more in shelters throughout the city.

The American Red Cross is working with its partners to make sure the shelters have medical supplies, diapers, baby formula, food, medical, clothing and other necessities evacuees left behind.

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The mayor of Boston sent cots, officials said at the news conference Monday.

Residents in more Houston area neighborhoods and counties were ordered to evacuate late Sunday and Monday as unprecedented amounts of rain are turning the Texas Gulf Coast into a rising swamp.

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A Houston furniture chain owner with a huge heart has turned his store into a shelter for Houstonians fleeing rising floodwaters. Gallery Furniture owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is turning his store on Interstate 45 North into a temporary shelter, he said in a news release. He has asked people to donate kennels to accommodate pets — a lesson learned from Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when 250,000 cats and dogs were either lost or perished.

“Houstonians have a safe, dry place to take shelter at Gallery Furniture, so if they can get here, they are welcome,” McIngvale said in the release. “We hope to give them some comfort in this incredibly difficult time.”

In Dallas, authorities said they would open a “mega shelter” at the Ken Bailey Convention Center that could hold about 5,000 people forced from their homes, CNN reported. The shelter is expected to open Tuesday morning.

Here’s a list of other shelters open in the Houston area, including the M.O. Campbell Center,1865 Aldine Bender Road,, which was opened Monday to handle evacuees:

City of Houston

George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, downtown Houston

M.O. Campbell Center, 1865 Aldine Bender Road, Houston

Toyota Center, 1510 Polk St, Houston

Denver Harbor Multi-Service Center, 6402 Market Street, Houston

Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center, 4014 Market Street, Houston

Sunnyside Multi-Service Center, 9314 Cullen, Houston

Third Ward Multi-Service Center, 3611 Ennis Street, Houston

West End Multi-Service Center, 170 Heights Blvd., Houston

John Peavy Senior Center, 3814 Market Street, Houston,

Kashmere Gardens Branch Library, 5411 Pardee, Houston

Several nonprofits in the area are serving as staging areas for flood evacuees until they can be moved to a shelter, including:

Fallbrook Church, 12512 Walters, Houston

Lyndale Assembly of God Church, 503 Reid, Houston

MD Anderson YMCA, 705 Cavalcade, Houston

Trotter Family YMCA, 1331 Augusta Drive, Houston

Community of Faith Church, 1024 Pinemont Drive, Houston

Copperfield Church, 8350 Hwy 6 North, Houston

YMCA at Calvalcade, 705 Cavalcade St., Houston

Northshore High School (ninth-grade campus), 13501 Hollypark Drive

Westside High School, 14201 Briar Forest, Houston

Paul Revere Middle School, 10502 Briar Forest, Houston

Harbor Light Center For Men, 2407 North Main, Houston

Sally's House for Women, 1717 Congress Ave., Houston

Family Residence, 1603 McGowen, Houston (Salvation Army)

Gallery Furniture, 6006 I-45 N., Houston

NRG Stadium, NRG Pkwy, Houston

Lakewood Church, 3700 Southwest Fwy, Houston

League City

H-E-B, 2755 E. League City Parkway, League City

Victory Lakes Intermediate School, 2880 W. Walker, League City

Bay Harbor UMC, 3459 FM 518, League City

Friendswood

Friendswood Activity Center, 416 Morningside Drive, Friendswood

Friendwod HS, 702 Green Briar Dr., Friendswood

Brazoria County

Angleton Independent School District, 1900 N. Downing, Angleton (you must have identification to enter)

Cafeteria of Living Stones Church, 1407 Victory Lane, Alvin (Red Cross shelter, pets OK as long as they’re crated)

Fort Bend County

B.F. Terry High School, 5500 Avenue N., Rosenberg (crated pets accepted)

Sacred Heart Church, 507 S. Fourth Street, Richmond (No Pets)

Gallery Furniture Grand Parkway, 7227 W. Grand Parkway South, Richmond

First Assembly of God, 2512 Avenue N, Rosenberg

Sugar Land First United Methodist Church, 431 Eldridge Rd., Sugar Land

George Junior High School, 4601 Airport Ave., Rosenberg

Kempner High School - Opens at 11 a.m. Tuesday, 14777 Voss Road, Sugar Land, Crated Pets Only

The Freedom Center, 2303 FM 1092 Rd, Missouri City

Katy

Cinco Ranch High School, 23440 Cinco Ranch Blvd., Katy (FULL)

Morton Ranch High School, 21000 Franz Road, Katy (FULL)

Galveston County

Abundant Life Christian Center, 601 Delany Road, Le Marque (Red Cross shelter, identification required)

Harris County

Doris and Carlos Morris Men’s Development Center, 1811 Ruiz St., Houston, immediate shelter for homeless men (the women’s and family shelter is at capacity)

Crobsy Middle School gym, 14703 FM 2100, Crosby (temporary shelter)

American Legion Hall, 14890 FM 2100, Crosby

First Baptist Church - Tomball, 401 Oxford Street, Tomball

Klein Multipurpose Center, 7500 FM 2920, Spring

The MET Church, 13000 Jones Road, Houston

Spring High School, 19428 Interstate 45, Spring

Westfield High School, 16713 Ella Blvd., Houston

The Pathways Church, 20802 Rhodes Rd., Spring

Berry Center, 8877 Barker Cypress, Cypress

LSC-Tomball Gymnasium, Tomball

LSC-Kingwood, TX, 2200 Kingwood Dr., Kingwood

Klein Oak High School, 22603Northcrest, Spring

Copperfield Church, 8350 Hwy 6 North, Cypress

First Baptist Church Highlands, 210 N. Magnolia, Highlands

Humble Civic Center, 8301 Will Clayton Pkwy, Humble

Huntsville

Huntsville High School, 515 FM 2821 East, Huntsville, TX

Liberty County

Calvary Baptist Church, 816 North Blair, Cleveland

Living Stones Church, 1407 Victory Lane, Alvin

Montgomery County

Red Shield Lodge, 304 Avenue E, Conroe

St. Simon and Jude Catholic Church, 26777 Glen Loch Dr, The Woodlands

Magnolia High School, 14350 FM 1488, Magnolia (Pets Allowed)

College Park High School, 3701 College Park Dr., The Woodlands

Church Project, 295 Sawdust Rd., The Woodlands

Creekside Park Jr. High, 8711 Creekside Green Dr, The Woodlands

Pasadena

Dobie High School, 10220 Blackhawk Blvd., Houston (Red Cross shelter)

Golden Acres Baptist Church, 2812 Pansy St., Pasadena

Pasadena High School, 206 S Shaver, Pasadena

San Jacinto County

Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Jones Educational Complex, 125 FM 1514, Coldspring

Photo: Alexendre Jorge evacuates Ethan Colman, 4, from a neighborhood inundated by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)