Warming Station Opens in Orange

in Government

Due to the forecasted cold weather, Orange County has partnered with the Red Cross and Orange Church of God in Orange to provide a warming station starting Monday, January 15, 2024, and Tuesday, January 16, 2024, from 5 pm to 8 am at Orange Church of God Embassy of Grace, 1911 North 16th Street, Orange, Texas 77630.

A warming station is a short-term emergency shelter that operates when temperatures, or a combination of precipitation and wind chill, become dangerously inclement. Their paramount purpose is preventing death and injury from exposure to the elements.