We are keeping a running list of hours and locations of cooling and food and water distribution centers. Check back for updates.
HOUSTON — There are several cooling and distribution centers for people to get out of the heat and get supplies after widespread power outages and damage from Thursday night’s severe storms. Below is a list for Sunday.
Anyone without air conditioning or needing relief from the extreme heat can head to one of the centers listed below. Anyone who needs transportation to a designated CIty of Houston cooling center can call 311 to request a free ride.
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Cooling centers
With high temperatures expected over the weekend, the city is opening these cooling centers across the Houston area on Sunday:
City of Houston cooling centers
Metropolitan Multi-Service Center at W. Gray
1745 W. Gray St. Houston TX 77019
Open 8 a.m. pm to 7 p.m.
Acres Homes Multi-Service Center
6719 W. Montgomery Rd. Houston, TX 77091
Open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center
4410 Reed Rd. Houston, TX 77051
Open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Kingwood Community Center
4102 Rustic Woods, Kingwood TX 77345
Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Woodlands Community Center
212 Parkview St. Houston TX 77009
713-867-0401
Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
West University Recreation Center
The City of West University Place has opened the Recreation Center at 4210 Bellaire Blvd as a cooling center for West U residents. The center will be open Sunday from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Residents are welcome to come into the facility to charge their devices and cool down for a few hours at a time.
Please call the Recreation Center, at 713-662-7420, before you and your family plan on arriving to make sure space is available.
Harris County Precinct 2 cooling/charging stations
Lionel J. Castillo Community Center
2101 South Street, Houston, TX 77009
713-867-0401
10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Leon Grayson/Balee Community Center
13828 Corpus Christi St., Houston, TX 77015
10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Harris County Precinct 4 cooling/charging/distribution center
Bayland Community Center
6400 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX 77004
713-867-0401
10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
*Food and water distribution from 3 to 5 p.m. or until supplies run out*
Harris County Precinct 4 cooling/charging center
Tracy Gee Community Center
3599 Westcenter Drive, Houston, TX 77042
10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Harris County Precinct 4 drive-up distribution center
Radack Community Center
18650 Clay Road, Houston, TX 77084
- Food and water distribution: 3 to 5 p.m. or until supplies run out
Weekley Community Center
8440 Greenhouse Road, Cypress, TX 77433
- Food and water distribution: 3 to 5 p.m. or until supplies run out
📢 Updated Times: Tomorrow's food, water, and ice distribution will follow the schedule below.👇 pic.twitter.com/t2lcPh44Ub
— Office of Commissioner Lesley Briones, Precinct 4 (@HCPrecinct4) May 18, 2024
Harris County cooling centers
The following cooling centers are open Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Aldine Branch Library: 11331 Airline Drive, Houston Texas, 77037
- Atascocita Branch Library: 19520 Pinehurst Trail Drive, Humble Texas, 77346
- Barbara Bush Branch Library: 6817 Cypresswood Drive Spring, TX 77379
- Bellaire Public Library: 5111 Jessamine, Bellaire Texas, 77401
- Crosby - Edith Fae Cook Cole Branch Library: 135 Hare Road, Crosby Texas, 77532
- Evelyn Meador Branch Library: 2400 North Meyer Road, Seabrook Texas, 77586
- Fairbanks Branch Library: 7122 Gessner Road Houston, TX 77040
- Galena Park Branch Library: 1500 Keene Street, Galena Park Texas, 77547
- High Meadows Branch Library: 4500 Aldine Mail Route, Houston Texas, 77039
- Katherine Tyra Branch Library: 6719 Clay Road Houston, TX 77084
- Kingwood Branch Library: 4400 Bens View Lane, Kingwood Texas, 77339
- La Porte Branch Library: 600 South Broadway, La Porte Texas, 77571
- Northwest Branch Library: 11355 Regency Green Drive, Cypress Texas, 77429
- South Houston Branch Library: 607 Avenue A, South Houston Texas, 77587
The Houston Health Department encouraged everyone to take extra precautions to protect themselves from heat-related illness and death. High-risk groups, such as adults ages 55 and older, children under the age of 4, and people with chronic illness or either overweight or on certain medications should stay inside air-conditioned buildings between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., the hottest part of the day.
To find the nearest cooling center location or an air-conditioned city facility, people can contact 311 or download the app and find an online portal on their website.
Free hot meals
Mercy Chefs is offering free hot meals on Sunday at the Hope City Church. That's at 5300 W. Sam Houston Parkway N. Houston 77041. Lunch is 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Dinner is 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.
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