Champaign and Urbana Winter Services

C-U at home needs volunteers for its daytime drop-in center this week according to the News-Gazette this morning:

C-U at Home needs extra volunteers this week to help out at its daytime drop-in center for the homeless.

The center is being kept open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as an emergency warming center from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., the organization said.

If you're free to help, send an email to kj@cuathome.us and include the dates and hours you'll be available.

Blurb available here. Additional winter services and warming shelter information:


Champaign winter services information: http://champaignil.gov/emergency-shelters/

UPDATE: The City Building and Library will be closed (more closing information here) and will not be available as a warming shelter. The City Staff is directing people to use the CU at Home daytime shelter for warning which will be open over the next few days (times above) at the same address as the old TIMES center and the current overnight men's shelter:

An emergency winter shelter for men will be available November 12, 2018, through March 31, 2019, between the hours of 8:30 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.  Light snacks are available, but no meals are served.  Showers and laundry are not available.
Location: New C-U at Home, 70 E Washington, Champaign (former TIMES Center location)
Contact: Cory Blackwell at Faith United Methodist Church – 217-359-3631

Urbana winter services information: https://www.urbanaillinois.us/winterservices

UPDATE: Urbana City Building and Library will be closed and unavailable as additional warming shelters.

From the City of Urbana's twitter feed on additional warming centers:

More news and updates from the News-Gazette here.