Several warming centers are being opened in Region 8 as it gets colder. In Jonesboro, four community centers will act as warming centers at select times: Earl Bell, Allen Park, Jonesboro Youth, and Parker Park.

As the area stares down the oncoming snowstorm, several Warming Centers and shelters are opening across the Mid-South for those who need somewhere to get away from the frigid weather.

A warming center is available for those in the Rockland area. The Area Interfaith Outreach Food Pantry says a warming center is open at their location on Thomaston Street in Rockland. The center runs Monday through Friday from 7 a.

Warming centers in Topeka will close Thursday, Jan. 9. Warming centers in the Capital City are shutting down on Jan. 9, 2025, at 1 p.m., after providing 6 days of warm safe space. The warming centers include TRM Ministries,

The organization Food AND Medicine held their first resource fair of the year at a new location Wednesday. At the Well Warming Center, the fair hosted multiple organizations that offer support and resources for unhoused people.