Due to the cold front coming to the area where temperatures are expected to dip below 40 degrees starting Thursday, January 24th, City Rescue Mission’s Cold Weather Emergency Shelter will be open to provide safe & warm shelter for those in need. City Rescue Mission’s cold weather shelter will remain open each day temperatures are expected to fall below 40 degrees.
Guests seeking shelter may check-in to City Rescue Mission’s New Life Inn (234 W. State Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202) starting at 2:30 pm Thursday afternoon (1/24/19). All overnight guests may remain in the building until 10:30 am the following morning or until temperatures rise above 40 degrees. All guests will receive a hot meal and will be offered access to showers and clean clothing.
“We will not turn anyone away,”states Jaime Davis, Manager of Emergency Services. “We want to make sure that Jacksonville citizens without a home have warm shelter and a hot meal,”states Executive Director Penny Kievet.