Heat Emergency Cooling Centers
for Wednesday, August 2

From the office of Governor Carcieri

·        Barrington

Barrington Senior Center, County Road

Extended hours until 10 p.m

·        Block Island

Community Center

·        Bristol

Town Hall and Senior Center open until 4 p.m.; Rodgers Library is open until 7 p.m.

·        Burrillville

Burrillville Recreation Center, Church Street, Pascoag

·        Central Falls

Central Falls High School cafeteria (use Illinois Street entrance) open until 10 p.m.

·        Charlestown

Community Center/Senior Center open until 8 p.m.; Extended hours at Budlong Pool

·        Coventry

Coventry Senior Center, 50 Wood St., open until 10 p.m.; Briar Point Lake open until 8 p.m.

·        Cranston

Cranston Senior Center open until 7 p.m.; Budlong Pool open until dusk.

·        East Greenwich

East Greenwich Firemen’s Hall open until 2 p.m.; Town Hall open until 9 p.m.

·        East Providence

East Providence Senior Center, corner of Pawtucket and Taunton avenues – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

·        Exeter

Public library, 773 Ten Rod Road, open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

·        Jamestown

Senior Center open until 10 p.m.; public library open until 9 p.m.; Elderly housing community room open 24 hours

·        Johnston

Johnston Senior Center – Open until 6 p.m. or later, depending upon need. Seniors can call for transportation to the center.

·        Lincoln

Elderly housing in Manville and Londsale open until 10 p.m.; Public library open until 6 p.m., senior center open until 9 p.m.

·        Little Compton

      Public Safety Complex, 60 Simmons Rd., open 24 hours.

·        Middletown

Red Cross office to be open all night, if needed.

·        Narragansett

Public library open until 9 p.m.

·        Newport

Red Cross office to be open all night, if needed.

·        North Kingstown

North Kingstown Senior Center, 10 Beach St. – Open until 10 p.m.; Public library open until 8 p.m.; town beach open until 7 p.m.

·        North Smithfield

Scouter Hall

·        Pawtucket

Leon Mathieu Senior Center – Open until 6 p.m. during heat wave; public library

·        Providence

Springfield Elementary School, 152 Springfield St., open from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.; call the Mayor’s Office of Senior Services at 421-2489 for information on senior centers or other community cooling centers. ProCAP is distributing fans to Providence elderly and disabled residents. For information, call 273-2000.

·        Richmond

Community Center, 1168 Main St.

·        Scituate

Chopmist Hill Senior Center, open until 10 p.m.

·        Smithfield

Smithfield Ice Rink; senior center

·        South Kingstown

Public beach free and open until 9 p.m.; Senior services center, 25 St. Dominic St., open until 10 p.m.

·        Warwick

Buttonwoods Community Center and Pilgrim Senior Center open until 9 p.m.; McDermott Pool open until 10 p.m.; beaches open until dusk.

·        West Greenwich

Fire station will be open, as needed.

·        West Warwick

Senior center, Factory Street

·        Westerly

Senior center open until 9 p.m.; beaches open until 7 p.m.

·        Woonsocket

Senior center and public library open until 9 p.m.

Case Management Agencies

The state case management agencies are checking on their elderly and disabled clients throughout the heat wave. For additional information or assistance, contact these case management agencies or call the Department of Elderly Affairs Customer Information Referral and Assistance Center 462-2000 (voice) or 462-0740 (TTY).

·                    Child & Family Service of Newport County – 845-2270

·                    CRA, Inc. – South County – 822-6208

·                    East Bay Community Action – 437-1000

·                    Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island – Providence – 351-6700

·                    Tri-Town Community Action – Northwest RI – 351-2750

·                    West Bay Community Action – 732-4660