In light of the heat wave sweeping across the Midwest this week, the Indiana Administration of Family and Social Services has shared a resource to help individuals find cooling centers in their local areas.
Because extreme summer heat is expected across Indiana over the next several days, cooling centers will be open throughout the state for those in need of a safe and cool place to visit to escape the extreme heat.
The searchable list of cooling center locations and hours can be found at Indiana 211, or IN211.org. Click on “Shelter and Housing” and then “Cooling and Warming Centers”.
Searches can be performed by zip code. A search based around Knox showed multiple cooling centers in the Starke County area. Common cooling centers include public libraries, county and city office buildings, and police departments.
Businesses wishing to update, add, or report a cooling center location should contact the Indiana 211 resource team at in211database@fssa.in.gov.
