Fort Bend County residents in need of a warm place to stay ahead of an expected cold front may have an option.
In partnership with Attack Poverty—a global nonprofit organization locally combating poverty through collaboration and long-term commitments among local organizations, churches, residents and stakeholders—the Fort Bend County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will open a warming center from 6 p.m. Feb. 3 until 7 a.m. Feb. 4 and from 6 p.m. Feb. 4 until 7 a.m. Feb. 5, according to a Feb. 2 announcement.
The announcement comes ahead of cold weather that is expected to bring temperatures in the low 20s with wind chills in the teens on Feb. 3 and Feb. 4, according to the National Weather Service.
The warming center is located at Attack Poverty’s Friends of North Rosenberg Resource Center, 1908 Ave. E, Rosenberg, and has a maximum occupancy of 40. It is open to residents of Fort Bend County, according to the announcement. The warming center is not a formal shelter, nor is it designed to accommodate residents with extensive medical needs.
