CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Manna Café and New Providence United Methodist Church have partnered to open an emergency warming center at 1317 Ft. Campbell Blvd. this weekend.
The shelter will open Saturday, Jan. 19 at 4 p.m. and will remain open through the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 22.
Temperatures are expected to plummet this weekend with the potential for snow and ice in the forecast.
Volunteers are needed 24/7, for 4-hour shifts, to welcome and assist guests coming in from the cold. Sign up at mannacafeministries.com/volunteer.
Manna Café kindly requests that volunteers refrain from bringing children under the age of 18 and that any cancellations are made at least 48 hours in advance so that an alternate volunteer can be found. For more information visit Manna Café Ministries’ Facebook page.
The Clarksville-Montgomery County Community Action Agency also is ready with short-term daytime shelter, homeless services and counseling referrals at its Old Firehouse Day Shelter, 1498 Golf Club Lane, Clarksville.
Community Action, at 931-542-0381, coordinates with area churches to operate Room in the Inn, an emergency winter shelter program that runs November through March. Clients are transported from the day shelter to the Room in the Inn site daily from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
The Salvation Army, 210 Kraft Street, Clarksville, implements its White Flag status when temperatures drop below 32 degrees, which means it will suspend its usual intake regulations and accept anyone who needs shelter during freezing weather.
Other resources are available here.
The City of Clarksville Office of Housing and Community Development, which helps coordinate resources and homeless services, continues to monitor the situation and work with Community Action, churches, the Salvation Army and other agencies.