More than 20 new cooling centers opening in Houston to help residents find respite from intense heat

HOUSTON – Houstonians know all too well about the dreadful heat, but residents in need can always turn to cooling shelters, and now there will be an additional number of centers to help people escape the heatwave.

Mayor John Whitmire will be joined by Reliant officials for a news conference Thursday to announce 23 new cooling centers, courtesy of the energy giant’s $78K donation for more than 200 A/C units.

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Here is a list of those cooling centers:

Acres Homes Multi-Service Center

6719 W. Montgomery Rd.Houston, TX 77091

Alief Neighborhood Center

11903 Bellaire Blvd.Houston, TX 77072

Denver Harbor Multi-Service Center

6402 Market St.Houston, TX 77007

Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center

4014 Market St.Houston, TX 77007

Hiram Clarke Multi-Service Center

3810 W. Fuqua St.Houston, TX 77045

Kashmere Multi-Service Center

4802 Lockwood Dr.Houston, TX 77026

Magnolia Multi-Service Center

7037 Capitol St.Houston, TX 77011

Northeast Multi-Service Center

9720 Spaulding St.Houston, TX 77016

Southwest Multi- Service Center

6400 High Star Dr.Houston, TX 77074

Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center

4410 Reed Rd.Houston, TX 77051

Third Ward Multi-Service Center

3611 Ennis St.Houston, TX 77004

West End Multi Service Center

170 Heights Blvd.Houston, TX 77007

Bay Area Community Center

5002 East NASA Pkwy.Seabrook, TX 77586281-326-2955

East Harris County Activity Center

7340 Spencer Hwy. Pasadena, TX 77505281-479-4232

Felix Baldree Community Center

13828 Corpus Christi St. Houston, TX 77015713-455-3660

Hardy Community Center

11901 West Hardy Rd. Houston, TX 77076281-260-6772

JD Walker Community Center

7613 Wade Rd. Baytown, TX 77521281-426-3551

Leonel J. Castillo Community Center

2101 South St. Houston, TX 77009713-274-2222

Mangum-Howell Community Center

2500 Frick Rd. Houston, TX 77038281-591-7830

Martin Flukinger Community Center

16003 Lorenzo St.Channelview, TX 77530713-274-2132

Deputy Darren Almendarez Community Center

10918 1/2 Bentley St.Houston, TX 77093281-442-7950

Community Family Center: Reliant Energy Building

7524 Avenue E Houston, TX 77012

To learn more about the Beat the Heat Program, visit Reliant’s website by clicking here.