
01/20/2025
Houston Food Bank is working to get prepared to assist and support the needs of our partner agencies and our neighbors. Until the weather arrives, we will not know how regular business hours and deliveries by our fleet of trucks will be impacted due to ice and snow. As always, we want to do our best for the community while ensuring the safety of our staff and neighbors. Please check back for information and updates.
Several shelters are offering warm spaces and resources for those in need. You can find an updated list on ReadyHarris.org
If transportation is needed, residents can call 3-1-1 to request a Z-Trip ride to any open warming center.
Here are locations that offer warming centers and additional services:
1. Star of Hope
Two locations: Men’s Development Center and Women and Family Development Center on Reed Road
Accepting donations at Downtown Lamar location and Reed Road location
2. Mission of Yahweh
Offering blankets, coats, caps, gloves, and scarves
Providing daily hot meals
Chapel available for shelter
No animals allowed
3. The Beacon
Open Thursday-Saturday for day shelter
Closed Sunday (1/19) due to marathon
Open MLK Day (1/20)
Services include hot meals, showers, and laundry facilities
Additional Warming Center Locations:
Acres Homes Multi-Service Center: 6719 W Montgomery Rd.
Northeast Multi-Service Center: 9720 Spaulding St.
Kashmere Multi-Service Center: 4802 Lockwood Dr.
Moody Community Center: 3725 Fulton St.
Fonde Community Center: 110 Sabine St.
Denver Harbor Multi-Service Center: 6402 Market St.
Magnolia Multi-Service Center: 7037 Capitol St.
Metropolitan Multi-Service Center: 1475 W Gray St.
Southwest Multi-Service Center: 6400 High Star Dr.
Sunnyside Multi-Service Center: 4410 Reed Rd.
Safety Tips: The Four P’s
Encourage everyone to take precautions for the cold weather by preparing the following:
People: Stay warm by layering clothing and checking on vulnerable neighbors and family members.
Pets: Bring pets inside or provide adequate shelter, food, and water.
Pipes: Protect exposed pipes from freezing by covering them with insulation or towels.
Plants: Bring plants indoors or cover them to prevent damage from freezing temperatures.
Houston Area Warming Centers:
Fonde Community Center: 110 Sabine St, Houston, TX 77007
Kashmere Multi-Service Center: 4802 Lockwood Dr, Houston 77026
Magnolia Multi-Service Center: 7037 Capitol St, Houston 77011
Metropolitan Multi-Service Center: 1475 W Gray St, Houston, TX 77019
Moody Community Center: 3725 Fulton St, Houston, TX 77009
Northeast Multi-Service Center: 9720 Spaulding St, Houston 77016
Southwest Multi-Service Center: 6400 High Star Dr, Houston
Sunnyside Multi-Service Center: 4410 Reed Road, Houston 77051
Harris County
You can always get the latest warming center information at www.ReadyHarris.org. As of 4:45 p.m. Sunday, these are the locations and hours.
Precinct 1 Warming Centers
Hours of Operation: Monday, January 20 and Tuesday, January 21 from 7 AM to 7 PM
Water and MREs will be available.
• Finnigan Community Center/YET Center: 4900 Providence St, Houston, TX 77020
• Lincoln Park Community Center: 979 Grenshaw St, Houston, TX 77088
• Tom Bass Community Center: 15108 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX 77047
ct 2 Warming Centers
Hours of Operation: Monday, January 20 – Thursday, January 23 from 8 AM to 6 PM
Water, MREs, and Snacks will be available. Programming will not be available.
• Bay Area Community Center: 5002 E NASA Parkway, Seabrook, TX 77586
• Deputy Darren Almendarez Community Center: 10918 1/2 Bentley St, Houston, TX 77093
• East Harris County Activity Center: 7340 Spencer Hwy, Pasadena, TX, 77505
• Hardy Community Center: 11901 West Hardy Rd, Houston, TX 77076
• J.D. Walker Community Center: 7613 Wade Rd, Baytown, TX 77521
• Leon Grayson / Baldree Community Center: 13828 Corpus Christi St, Houston, TX 77015
• Leonel J. Castillo Community Center: 2101 South St, Houston, TX 77009
• Magnum-Howell Community Center: 2500 Frick Rd, Houston, TX 77038
• Martin L. Flukinger Community Center: 16003 Lorenzo St, Channelview, TX 77530
• Pep Mueller Activity Center: 14750 Henry Rd, Houston, TX 77060
Precinct 3 Community Centers
Hours of Operation: Tuesday-Friday from 8 AM - 8 PM, Saturday from 8 AM - 4 PM
Closed Monday for MLK Day
• Barrett Station/Riley Chambers Community Center: 909 1/2 Magnolia Ave, Houston, TX 77002
• Crosby Community Center: 409 Hare Rd, Crosby, TX 77532
• George H.W. Bush Community Center: 6827 Cypresswood Dr, Cypress, TX 77379
• Juergen's Hall Community Center: 26026 Hempstead Rd, Cypress, TX 77429
• San Jacinto Community Center: 604 Highland Woods Dr, Highlands, TX 77562
• Trini Mendenhall Community Center: 1414 Wirt Rd, Houston, TX 77055
Precinct 4 Warming Centers
Hours of Operation: Monday, January 20 and Tuesday, January 21 from 8 AM to 8 PM
• Bayland Community Center: 6400 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77074
• Burnett Bayland Community Center: 6026 Chimney Rock Rd, Houston, TX 77081
• Steve Radack Community Center: 18650 Clay Rd, Houston, TX 77084
Baytown Warming Center
Hours of Operation: Monday, January 20 from 8 AM to Tuesday, January 21
• Memorial Baptist Church Activity Center: 600 W Sterling Ave, Baytown, TX 77520
American Red Cross Shelters
Hours of Operation: Sunday, January 19 at 5 PM until midday Thursday, January 23 (subject to change)
Food, Water, Cots, & Blankets. No Pets Allowed.
• Tom Bass Community Center, 15108 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX 77047
• Kingwood First Baptist Church, 3500 Woodland Hills Dr, Kingwood, TX 77339
This information is provided by Harris County Public Health and is based on data received from cities and utility districts. While we believe it to be correct, you should check with your water provider to verify the boil water notice is valid.