Edhat StaffBy edhat staff
With a storm to arrive early Wednesday morning, the Freedom Warming Centers are scheduled to open on Tuesday in north and south Santa Barbara County.
The storm expected to stay through Thursday and will bring strong winds and heavy rain although it’s expected to stay below debris flow thresholds.
The warming centers will activate from 6:00 p.m. through 6:00 a.m. in Santa Maria, Lompoc, Santa Barbara, Isla Vista, and Carpenteria. Their hotline for more information is 1-805-324-2372. Below is their flyer for the exact locations.
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Nice for the people to have a place to sleep. Where can they go at 6am in the pouring rain?
I think that is one of the reasons some of them stay under bridges and underpasses.
It’s been nearly freezing these last few nights. They’re really just opening centers now?
Libraries, Churches, Starbucks.
Does anyone know if you can just show up to volunteer?
The people who run the FWC have been petitioning the county for the funds to open on more nights but the money is restricted, and they already spend half their time applying for grants and asking for donations.