With temperatures expected to drop below 10 degrees on Sunday, Akron Mayor Shammas Malik will extend the hours of Summit Lake Community Center, located at 380 W. Crosier St. It will remain open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday for residents in need.
The city’s emergency overnight shelter will be open from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, through Monday, Jan. 22, at 111 E. Voris St. The overnight shelter will provide free shelter, food and clothing for guests, who can take buses #11 and #13 to the stop located across from the Main Post Office on Wolf Ledges Parkway.
Residents can also receive alerts from the emergency overnight shelter by signing up on the website. The shelter typically opens whenever the temperature is 15 degrees or lower – no weapons, drugs or alcohol are allowed, and guests will be screened for COVID-19 prior to entry.
“We will continue to monitor the temperatures in the days ahead and determine if we need to extend these hours,” Malik said in a press release. “I applaud the efforts of the organizations collaborating on the emergency overnight shelter to keep folks sheltered during the coldest periods at night.”
Other community centers will continue to stay open during their regular hours through the holiday weekend.
Unless updated by the city, the Summit Lake Community Center will return to its normal business hours starting Wednesday, Jan. 17.
