By WJBC Staff
BLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington wants to ensure residents have access to safe and warm spaces during freezing cold conditions. Several warming centers and services are available to help everyone stay protected during this cold spell.
Warming Centers:
· Bloomington Public Library: 205 E. Olive St., 309-828-6091 (M-Th 9 am – 9 pm & F/Sa 9 am – 5 pm/Su 1 – 5 pm)
· Connect Transit Bus: parking lot of the McLean Co Health Dept, 200 W. Front St., Bloomington, availability determined on a case-by-case basis, depending on available resources.
· Walmart: 2225 W. Market St. 309-828-5646, 7:00 am – 11:00 pm
· Meijer: 1900 E. College Ave, 6:00 am – midnight
· Normal Public Library: 206 W. College Ave, (Current hours are: Su 1 pm-5 pm, M-Th 9 am–8 pm, F/Sa 9 am – 5 pm)
· Uptown Station: 11 Uptown Circle, First Floor (Amtrak and bus area) open daily and closes with the last train at 9:00 pm · Interactive map of centers – HERE
Homeless Shelters:
· Salvation Army Safe Harbor: 208 N Oak St, Bloomington Shelter is open from 5 pm – 8 am for residents. Open for people that are residents or day center patrons but are not banned from the property or from receiving services.
· Home Sweet Home Ministries: 303 E. Oakland Ave, Bloomington, Open 24 hours The Junction at Home Sweet Home Ministries (located at 301 E Oakland Ave – the old Mission Mart) is open Monday-Friday from 10am-5pm and welcomes anyone from the community in need of a place to warm up.
· Project Oz: serves homeless youth ages 17-23, call PATH at 309-827-4005 and ask them to page Project Oz on-call staff.
· Children’s Home & Aid:(Children 0-6) 403 S. State St, Bloomington, (309) 834-5260
Food/Pantries: (Entries are food pantries unless otherwise noted)
· Abundant Life in Christ Church (Mon-Fri, Sun: 12-2pm) 108 E. Market St, Blm (309) 232-8702
· Apostolic Pentecostal Church (By appt) 2810 Tractor Ln, Blm (309) 829-3936
· Center for Hope (Tue: 9:30-11:30am) 1308 E. Empire St, Blm (309) 808-3742
· Center for Hope-Temba (Thu: 4:30-6:30pm) 14940 Old Colonial Rd, Blm (309) 827-2009 Center for Youth & Family Solutions (By appt) (Formula/baby food and diapers) only 603 N. Center St, Blm (309) 829-6307
· Eastview Christian Church (Tue: 1-3pm, 6-7:30pm. Wed: 10am-12pm, 6-7:30pm) 1500 N. Airport Rd, Normal (309) 451-5060
· Home Sweet Home Ministries (Packed lunches/dinners only – Call for hours) 303 E. Oakland Ave, Blm (309) 828-7356
· Journey Church (By appt) 1320 E. College Ave, Normal (309) 452-3359
· Joy Care Center (By appt. Call 9am-9pm) 1901 Tracy Dr, Blm (309) 826-1715
· Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen (Formula/baby food and diapers only) (2nd Thu: 11am-12 pm) Soup Kitchen (Thu: 11:30am-12:30pm) 527 W. Jackson St, Blm (309) 827-8526
· McLean County Urban League (By appt) 409 W. Washington St, Blm (309) 829-2792 Ministry & More, Inc. (By appt) 1107 W. Empire St, Blm (309) 823-9804
· Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church (Wed: 5-7pm) 801 W. Market St, Blm (309) 828-2571 Salvation Army (Mon, Wed: 9am-3pm) 611 W. Washington St, Blm (309) 829-9476 School Street Food Pantry (Fri: 4-6pm) University Students only 211 N. School St, Normal (309) 452-2096
· St. Vincent De Paul Society (Mon: 9am-12pm, 1-4pm. 2nd and 4th Sat: 9-11am) 705 N. Roosevelt Ave, Blm (309) 829-9611
· Union Missionary Baptist Church (By appt) 505 W. Jackson St, Blm (309) 828-1162 Wesley United Methodist Church (Diapers, wipes, TP, personal hygiene, etc. only – no food) (3rd Sat: 9:30-11:30am) 413 E. Washington St, Blm (309) 827-8046
· Western Ave Community Center (Mon-Thu: 9am-5pm) 600 N. Western Ave, Blm (309) 829-4807
Other Services:
211: For help locating and connecting with essential community services.
Senior Services:
· ARC Activity and Recreation Center 600 E. Willow St, Normal (309) 888-9099
· CCSI Case Coordination 3601 GE Rd, Suite 2, Blm (309) 661-6400
· Faith In Action 600 E. Willow St, Suite 201, Normal (309) 827-7780
· Miller Park Adult Center Miller Park Pavilion, Blm (309) 434-2260
Veteran Services
· American Red Cross 1 Westport Court, Blm (309) 662-0500
· REBOOT Combat Recovery 2031 Warehouse Rd, Normal (309) 212-2205
· Salvation Army 208 N. Oak St, Blm (309) 829-9476
· VA Illiana Health Care System 207 Hamilton Rd, Blm (309) 827-4090
· Veterans Assistance Commission 200 W. Front St, Suite 400D, Blm (309) 888-5140
Emergency Numbers
· Bloomington Dispatch: 911 (City of Bloomington) (309) 820-8888
· METCOM: 911 (Normal & McLean County) (309) 888-5030
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