With overnight temperatures expected to be near or at freezing the next two nights the City of Killeen has partnered with the Killeen Housing Authority, the League of United Latin American Citizens District 17 (LULAC), LULAC-Herencia #4297 Killeen, Liberty Christian Center and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Texas District 14 to open warming centers each night for temporary relief from the cold.
The Rosa Hereford Community Center (2201 E Veterans Memorial Blvd.) will open Sunday from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday.
The Moss Rose Center (1103 E. Ave E) will open Monday at 6 p.m. and stay open until 8 a.m. Tuesday. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m.
If no one is utilizing the centers at 11:30 p.m. then they will close.
The centers do not offer full sheltering services, City warming centers are set up to offer temporary relief from the cold and do not offer full sheltering services, as no beds or bedding material is provided.
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