Hospitality

Cumberland County opens facilities as warming centers

By Staff Report, posted 1 year ago

In anticipation of freezing temperatures, Cumberland County, in partnership with the City of Fayetteville, will open government facilities as warming centers for residents who do not have access to heat and need a place to get out of the cold. When temperatures are anticipated to be at or below freezing, the following locations will operate as warming centers:

  • Cumberland County Department of Social Services Auxiliary Lobby
    Location: 1225 Ramsey St.
    Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    *Masks or face coverings are encouraged for those with preexisting conditions.
  • Cumberland County Department of Public Health First Floor Lobby
    Location: 1235 Ramsey St.
    Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    *Masks or face coverings are required in some areas and immediately following a COVID-19 infection or close contact. Citizens with preexisting conditions are encouraged to wear a mask or face covering.
  • Cumberland County Public Libraries
    Location: All eight Cumberland County Public Library locations will be open as warming centers.
    Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Headquarters Library, Cliffdale, North Regional, and Hope Mills branches are also open Sundays, 2 - 6 p.m. To find your local library, go to cumberlandcountync.gov/library.
  • Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST) Lobby
    Location: 505 Franklin St.
    Hours: Operating hours for FAST are posted at fayettevillenc.gov/city-services/transit/about-fast/operating-hours-schedules.
  • Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation Center Lobby
    Location: Recreation center locations, contact information and programming schedules are posted at fcpr.us/facilities/recreation-centers/.
    Hours: Recreation center hours, contact information and programming schedules are posted at fcpr.us/facilities/recreation-centers/.

     
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