City-Partnered Jimmie Hale Warming Station Will Be Open at Night This Weekend

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As temperatures are expected to fall below freezing, the City of Birmingham and Jimmie Hale Mission will open its nightly warming station Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14, from 6 p.m. until temperatures rise the following morning. Men, women, and children needing warm shelter can come to the Mission located at 3420 2nd Ave North. Food will be provided. Shelter for women and children only will be provided at Pathways, located at 409 Richard Arrington, Jr. Blvd.

In addition to shelter, Jimmie Hale Mission will provide a hot dinner and breakfast for all warming station guests, as well as cold-weather clothing and essential items. Those wanting to support this effort with food donations can sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448A8AE2EA4FCC43-67556072-november

The complimentary Birmingham Rapid Transit bus line (also called Birmingham Xpress) will run every thirty minutes with a stop in front of the Mission. Free shuttle service to Jimmie Hale will be available from 6-7 p.m. to assist the mobility-challenged and those without transportation. Pickup will take place at the main entrance of Linn Park at the intersection of Park Place and 20th Street North. Return transportation will be provided each morning.

The City of Birmingham supports the warming station at the Jimmie Hale Mission with $75,000 and in-kind donations of cots and a police officer presence. The City also supports the Pathways warming station with funding from a $20,000 Emergency Solutions Grant.