The Fulton County Department of Aging and Youth Services’ senior facilities will serve as warming sites during operating hours to provide seniors and other citizens another alternative for keeping warm during extreme winter weather.
Fulton County has four senior multipurpose facilities that will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Today, January 8, 2015, and Friday, January 9, 2015. The Senior Multipurpose facilities are: H.J.C. Bowden Senior Multipurpose Facility 2885 Church Street East Point, GA 30344 404-762-4821 Harriett G. Darnell Senior Multipurpose Facility 677 Fairburn Road NW Atlanta, GA 30331 4040-613-8580 Dorothy C. Benson Senior Multipurpose Complex 6500 Vernon Woods Drive Sandy Springs, GA 30328 404-613-4900 Helene S. Mills Senior Multipurpose Facility 515 John Wesley Dobbs Avenue Atlanta, GA 30312 404-523-3353 Seniors are urged to be ready for the safety and health challenges that can result from extreme winter weather temperatures and conditions.
• Avoid going outside during extreme weather conditions. • Maintain a two-week supply of medications, both prescription and non-prescription. • Have contact lenses, extra eyeglasses and batteries for hearing aids ready to go. • Develop a list of neighbors, friends and relatives who can assist during local weather conditions Develop communications plan in case landlines are disrupted by having a charged cell phone. • Identify neighborhood shelters that can accommodate the needs of seniors and the disabled. For additional winter weather preparedness information, please visit the following websites:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/winter/
www.redcross.org
http://www.ready.gov/be-informed
Citizens in need of reasonable accommodations due to a disability including communications in an alternative format should contact the Disability Liaison in the Aging and Youth Department at (404) 613-7944. To obtain Georgia Relay Access, citizens should dial 711.
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