As the heat increases, I wanted to provide you with a list of DC Cooling Centers, specifically those in Ward 5. Attached you will find a map of centers including cooling facilities, indoor/outdoor pools and spray parks throughout the District. The Ward 5 locations are listed below:
Department of Human Services Emergency Homeless Cooling Facilities
New York Ave Men's Emergency Shelter – 1355 New York Ave NE
Adam's Place Emergency Shelter (Men) – 2210 Adams Pl NE
Public Housing Cooling Centers for Senior Citizens
Fort Lincoln – 2855 Bladensburg Rd NE
Indoor Pools
Turkey Thicket – 1100 Michigan Ave NE
Outdoor Pools
Theodore Hagans Pool – 3201 Ft. Lincoln Dr NE
Langdon Park Pool – 2860 Mills Ave NE
Harry Thomas Sr. Pool – 1743 Lincoln Rd NE
Spray Parks
1299 Neal St NE
Senior Service Network Centers
Model Cities Senior Wellness Center – 1901 Evarts St NE
Libraries
Dorothy Height/Benning Library – 3935 Benning Rd NE
Lamond-Riggs Library – 5401 South Dakota Ave NE
Woodridge Library – 1790 Douglas St NE
For those seeking transportation to a cooling center, please call United Planning Organization at 1-800-535-7252 but if there is an emergency, please call 911.
Please pass this information on to a neighbor and do not hesitate to contact me if I could be of any additional assistance.
Have a great weekend!
Best,
Laisha
Laisha T. Dougherty, MPP
Constituent Services Coordinator
Office of Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Ward 5
Chairman Pro Tempore
Chair, Committee on Government Operations
1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 506
Washington, DC 20004
202.727.8274 Direct
202.355.4257 Cell
202.724.8028 Main
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