Here is a list of cold weather shelters and warming stations available to the public in Northeast Georgia. If you have a location to add to this list, email [email protected].
Athens
Bigger Vision of Athens
Services: Emergency shelter for individuals (Call at 4:00 PM to reserve a bed)
Phone: 706-340-6062
Address: 95 North Ave, Athens, GA 30601
Website: https://biggervisionofathens.org/
Salvation Army
Services: Emergency shelter for families and individuals
Phone: 706-543-5350
Address: 484 Hawthorne Ave, Athens, GA 30606
Website: https://salvationarmygeorgia.org/athens/
Athens Area Homeless Shelter
Services: Emergency shelter for families with children
Phone: 706-354-0423
Address: 620 Barber Street, Athens, GA 30601
Website: https://www.helpathenshomeless.org/
Family Promise of Athens
Services: Emergency shelter for families with children
Phone: 706-425-1881
Address (Day Center): 355 Pulaski St, Athens GA, 30601
Website: https://www.familypromiseathens.org/
The Sparrow’s Nest
Services: Homeless support services, free meals, clothes closet, showers, laundry
Phone: 706-549-6693
Address: 745 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30606
Website: https://www.sparrowsnestathens.org/
Advantage Homeless Day Service Center
Services: Homeless support services, showers, laundry
Hours: Monday thru Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Phone: 706-354-1154
Address: 240 North Ave, Athens, GA
Website: https://www.advantagebhs.org/ourcare/homelessservices/
Buford
Buford Senior Center
Hours: Monday thru Thursday, 8 a.m.–9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon
Phone: 678-225-5360
Address: 2755 Sawnee Avenue
Website: https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/departments/communityservices/healthhumanservices/onestopbufordandseniorcenter
Flowery Branch
Mulberry Creek Community Center
Hours: Monday thru Friday, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Phone:770-965-7140
Address: 4491 JM Turk Road
Gainesville
East Hall Community Center
Hours: Monday thru Friday, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Phone: 678-450-1540
Address: 3911 P Davidson Road
North Hall Community Center
Hours: Monday thru Friday, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Phone: 770-535-8280
Address: 4175 Nopone Road
