As temperatures dip into the single digits and below, the Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio wants to remind the public that their facilities act as heating centers for older adults who need a place to warm up.
The Office on Aging has 24 centers in 10 counties: Williams, Lucas, Fulton, Ottawa, Wood, Erie, Defiance, Henry, Paulding and Sandusky. Emilie Owens, emergency coordinator, says each office will stay open during their normal business hours everyday, severe weather pending.
"The centers close based on school closings, otherwise they're open and act as a place where people can go and warm up. We don't check IDs to make sure people are over 60 and won't turn anyone away, but our facilities primarily serve older adults," she said.
To keep seniors safe during the cold, the Office on Aging recommends for older adults to stay inside when wind chills fall below zero. If you must go out, the office says to dress in layers and wear a hat, since 40 percent of body heat is lost from the head. Also, drink warm beverages, not alcohol. It narrows blood vessels and can promote frostbite and hypothermia, according to the Office on Aging.
Heating Centers
JFS Senior Adult Center
2700 Pelham Road
Toledo, OH 43606
Telephone: 419.531.2119
Business hours: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Oregon Senior Citizens Center
Dba James W. Hancock Sr Center
5760 Bayshore Road
Oregon, OH 43616
Telephone: 419.698.7078
Business hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Paulding County Senior Center
401 E. Jackson Street
Paulding, OH 45879
Telephone: 419.399.3650
Business hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Asian Resource Center
Highland Park Shelter House -
1865 Finch Street
Toledo, OH 43609
Telephone: 419.936.2866
Business Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Henry County Senior Center
130 E. Clinton Street
Napoleon, OH 43545
Telephone: 419.599.5515
Sandusky County Senior Center
600 W. State Street
Fremont, OH 43420
Telephone: 419.334.8911
CDC Senior Activities Program
330 Oak Terrace Blvd.
Holland, OH 43528
Telephone: 419.865.2322
Margaret L. Hunt Senior Center
2121 Garden Lake Parkway
Toledo, OH 43614
Telephone: 419.385.2595
Senior Centers, Inc.
2308 Jefferson Avenue
Toledo, OH 43604
Telephone: 419.242.9511
Chester J. Zablocki Senior Center
3015 Lagrange Street
Toledo, OH 43608
Telephone: 419.936.3090
Eleanor M. Kahle Senior Center
1315 Hillcrest Avenue
Toledo, OH 43612
Telephone: 419.476.2745
Sylvania Senior Center
7140 Sylvania Avenue
Sylvania, OH 43560
Telephone: 419.885.3913
Defiance County Senior Center
700 Jefferson Avenue
Defiance, OH 43512
Telephone: 419.782.3233
Lyman Liggins Senior Center
Grace Presbyterian Church
1171 Oakwood Avenue
Toledo, OH 43607
Telephone: 419.243.7313, Ext. 111
J. Frank Troy Senior Center
1235 Division Street
Toledo, OH 43602
Telephone: 419.255.6206
East Toledo Sr Activities Center
1001 White Street
Toledo, OH 43605
Telephone: 419.691.2254
Maumee Senior Center
2430 South Detroit Avenue
Maumee, OH 43537
Telephone: 419.893.1994
Williams County Senior Center
623 E. Main Street
Montpelier, OH
Telephone: 419.633.4317
Erie County Senior Center
620 E. Water Street
Sandusky, OH 44870
Telephone: 419.626.2560
Mayores Senior Center
Two Aurora Gonzales Drive
Toledo, OH 43609
Telephone: 419.242.1144
Wood County Senior Center
305 N. Main Street
Bowling Green, OH 43402
Telephone: 419.353.5661
Fulton County Senior Center
240 Clinton Street
Wauseon, OH 43567
Telephone: 419.337.9299
Ottawa County Senior Resources
8180 W. State Route 163
Oak Harbor, OH 43449
Telephone: 1.877.898.6459
Friendship Park Senior Center
2930 – 131st Street
Toledo, OH 43611
Telephone: 419.936.3079
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