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Cooling facility/warming center during the summer/winter for any resident needing a means of staying cool/warm.

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Extreme Heat Cooling Centers
Extreme Cold Warming Centers

All DHS offices across the state are open for people to use as a warm/cool place to stay during office hours.

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Extreme Heat Cooling Centers
Extreme Cold Warming Centers
Warming/Cooling Centers are utilized during extreme heating or cooling events. These locations include public libraries, shopping centers, and community/senior centers.

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Extreme Cold Warming Centers
Extreme Heat Cooling Centers

Offers access to informational, educational, and recreational resources to the community, including online resources, genealogy, and language learning. The library also offers free access to computers, Wi-Fi, meeting spaces, and events for all ages.

PRINTING, COPYING, SCANNING, FAX SERVICES: individuals may print files from the library's computers or by using the remote printing service to print from any mobile device, laptop, or home computer to the library's printers. (Documents will be saved in the print queue for 2 days.)

  • B&W Print or Copy: $.10/page
  • Color Print or Copy: $.50/page
  • Scan to Email or USB: Free
  • Fax: $.50/page
  • Page sizes available are Letter size (8.5" by 11") or Legal size (8.5" by 14") paper. 1-sided printing and copying only.


WARMING CENTER: During extreme cold, the library may be used as a warming center.

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Document Copying Services
Faxing Services
Extreme Cold Warming Centers
Public Internet Access Sites
Library Services
Warming/Cooling Centers are utilized during extreme heating or cooling events. These locations include public libraries, shopping centers, and community/senior centers.
Provides shelter for those needing respite from the summer heat. The decision is determined by the Salvation Army. Bring any items to keep you entertained and comfortable.

All DHS offices across the state are open for people to use as a warm/cool place to stay during office hours.

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Extreme Heat Cooling Centers
Extreme Cold Warming Centers

Daily shelter with a capacity for 10-15 people. Meals provided daily. Showers also available.

GDC serves low income, homeless and/or recently incarcerated individuals. Services include:

-- Free or low-cost tattoo removal program

-- Economic assistance to obtain State ID, birth certificate, and applying for social security

-- Mental health group/individual therapy

-- Assistance with employment process

-- Stress reduction classes

-- Bus tickets*

-- Opportunity for community services

-- Clothing

-- Finance classes*

*Class schedules are limited to a certain number of participants and are scheduled on certain days. Bus ticket availability will vary by day.

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Personal/Grooming Needs
Soup Kitchens
Food Pantries
Employment Related Transportation
Homeless Drop In Centers
General Clothing Provision
Extreme Cold Warming Centers
Extreme Heat Cooling Centers
Ex-Offender Employment Programs
Home Delivered Meals
Ex-Offender Counseling

All DHS offices across the state are open for people to use as a warm/cool place to stay during office hours.

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Extreme Heat Cooling Centers
Extreme Cold Warming Centers
The library can be used as a warming/cooling center during normal business hours.

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Extreme Cold Warming Centers
Extreme Heat Cooling Centers
Warming/Cooling Centers are utilized during extreme heating or cooling events. These locations include public libraries, shopping centers, and community/senior centers. DART Route information is available on the list of warming/cooling centers to help callers find their way to the appropriate DART bus. Visit the health departments website for more information at https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/health-department/programs-and-services/emergency-preparedness/
Warming center available to all ages. Offers resources for case management and housing. Offers a drink and meal to guests.

Warming centers.

-- NEBRASKA PEER CENTER (OMAHA): Open to the public, including those banned from local shelters (unless involved in a safety concern). Offers coffee, water, and donuts when available.

-- IOWA PEER CENTER (COUNCIL BLUFFS): Individuals who are banned/barred from local shelters are not welcome. Serving adults with mental health concerns, substance use, or housing instability. Offers water, coffee, phone/computer, peer support staff, optional groups, case management for those who qualify. Hand warmers, gloves, hats, blankets available.

Center available for warming and cooling during extreme heat or extreme cold.

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Extreme Heat Cooling Centers
Extreme Cold Warming Centers
Offers a place for people to get out of the extreme cold/hot weather as it occurs in Ankeny and surrounding areas. Anyone is able to come in and enjoy the library services during regular business hours throughout these extreme weather events.

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Extreme Heat Cooling Centers
Extreme Cold Warming Centers

All DHS offices across the state are open for people to use as a warm/cool place to stay during office hours.

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Extreme Heat Cooling Centers
Extreme Cold Warming Centers

All DHS offices across the state are open for people to use as a warm/cool place to stay during office hours.

Categories

Extreme Heat Cooling Centers
Extreme Cold Warming Centers

Warming centers open across the community when daytime temperatures are frigid. Centers are open when the Wind Chill Index (WCI) is expected to reach below freezing or air temperature goes down to at least 10 to 15 degrees.

-- Kroc Center, 2825 Y Street, Mon-Fri 7 am-7 pm, Sat 8 am-5 pm

-- North Corps, 2424 Pratt Street, Mon-Fri 9 am-4 pm; Lunch starting at 11 am

-- Citadel Corps / Heritage Place, 3612 Cuming Street, Mon-Fri 9 am-4 pm

Provides a warming shelter in the extreme cold.

Offers help for those needing respite from the summer heat or the freezing temperatures of winter. The decision is determined by the local weather agencies.

Emergency 24 hour temporary shelter during winter months November 1st through April 30th. No drinking or drugs allowed at the shelters (cannot bring in alcohol, drugs or weapons) but persons who are intoxicated are not turned away.

The Warming Shelter - Sioux City offers a temporary emergency shelter for people who do not have a warm place to stay out of the cold and winter weather. It is open from November 1st to April 30th annually.

We welcome any and all who are in need of shelter, provide support necessary to help these individuals get their lives on track, provide shelter, food, and hope, stability, and finally help them on a path to reintegrate into the community and become a contributor to the region.

We provide compassion, help and direction to those who need it most.

Warming centers.

-- NEBRASKA PEER CENTER (OMAHA): Open to the public, including those banned from local shelters (unless involved in a safety concern). Offers coffee, water, and donuts when available.

-- IOWA PEER CENTER (COUNCIL BLUFFS): Individuals who are banned/barred from local shelters are not welcome. Serving adults with mental health concerns, substance use, or housing instability. Offers water, coffee, phone/computer, peer support staff, optional groups, case management for those who qualify. Hand warmers, gloves, hats, blankets available.

Emergency 24 hour temporary shelter during winter months November 1st through April 30th. No drinking or drugs allowed at the shelters (cannot bring in alcohol, drugs or weapons) but persons who are intoxicated are not turned away.

The Warming Shelter - Sioux City offers a temporary emergency shelter for people who do not have a warm place to stay out of the cold and winter weather. It is open from November 1st to April 30th annually.

We welcome any and all who are in need of shelter, provide support necessary to help these individuals get their lives on track, provide shelter, food, and hope, stability, and finally help them on a path to reintegrate into the community and become a contributor to the region.

We provide compassion, help and direction to those who need it most.

Warming centers open across the community when daytime temperatures are frigid. Centers are open when the Wind Chill Index (WCI) is expected to reach below freezing or air temperature goes down to at least 10 to 15 degrees.

-- Kroc Center, 2825 Y Street, Mon-Fri 7 am-7 pm, Sat 8 am-5 pm

-- North Corps, 2424 Pratt Street, Mon-Fri 9 am-4 pm; Lunch starting at 11 am

-- Citadel Corps / Heritage Place, 3612 Cuming Street, Mon-Fri 9 am-4 pm

During cold weather months where the temperature is forecast to be at or below 20 degrees, Siena Francis House will serve as a Warming Center, providing a warm dry place for those with no housing. Access to showers, warm clothes, food and shelter will be available. Lunch will be provided 11:30 am-12:30 pm. Limited transportation may be available for individuals with transportation barriers.