Warming centers available in Mid-Missouri counties

Keriana Gamboa

COLUMBIA, Mo.

Prolonged exposure to cold can lead to hypothermia, a serious and potentially life-threatening condition.

According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, certain groups are at higher risk, including the homeless, outdoor workers, children, older adults, and people with chronic health conditions.

Warming centers provide short-term shelters that open during dangerously cold or severe weather to help prevent death and injuries from exposure.

Mid-Missouri warming centers available for anyone seeking shelter from the cold:

Boone County

Salvation Army Columbia Harbor House Shelter – 602 North Ann Street, Columbia

St. Francis House – 901 Rangeline Street, Columbia

Columbia City Hall – 701 East Broadway, Columbia

Daniel Boone Regional Library – 100 West Broadway, Columbia

Salvation Army Columbia – 1108 West Ash Street, Columbia

Columbia Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services – 1005 West Worley, Columbia

ARC Columbia – 1701 West Ash Street, Columbia

Southern Boone County Public Library – 109 North Main, Ashland

Centralia Public Library – 210 South Jefferson Street, Centralia

Cole County

Salvation Army – Jefferson City 927 Jefferson Street, Jefferson City

Missouri River Regional Library – 214 Adams Street, Jefferson City

Cooper County

Cooper County Courthouse – 200 Main Street, Boonville

Boonville Library – 618 Main Street, Boonville

Cooper County Public Health Center – 17040 Klinton Drive, Boonville

Open Bible Praise Center – 16991 MO-87, Boonville

Otterville City Hall – 204 North Cherry Street, Otterville

Callaway County

Community Services, Inc. Nodaway County – 710 Court Street, Fulton

Holts Summit Public Library – 188 West Simon Boulevard, Holts Summit

Audrain County

Mexico Audrain County Library – 305 West Jackson Street, Mexico

Audrain County Shelter Resource Coalition – 626 East Summit Street, Suite A, Mexico

Martinsburg Branch Library – 201 East Washington Street, Martinsburg

Ed French Memorial Library – 406 East Second Street, Laddonia

Farber Branch Library – 113 West Front Street, Farber

Vandalia Branch Library – 312 South Main Street, Vandalia

Moniteau County

Price James Library – 104 East Morgan Street, Tipton

Miller County

Miller County Library Service – 308 East First Street, Eldon

Eldon Senior Center – 926 East North Street, Eldon

The HUB – 1371 C Bagnall Dam Blvd, Lake Ozark

Friendship Hall – 205 East Main Street, Iberia

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