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To help the community stay safe and healthy during hot weather, the City of San Antonio and its partners are teaming up to host workshops and share resources on how to protect people, family, friends, and pets from the heat. A series of six event workshops will take place at City Resilience Hubs, which are community and senior centers that offer daily programming and social services. These are spaces for the public to access information and resources to help meet needs before, during, and after an emergency.
Each session will provide an opportunity to learn through presentations and discussions, engage participants through children’s activities and skills learning for adults, and connect with representatives from various City departments and partner organizations about their services and resources. The events are being held in collaboration with Bexar County, CPS Energy, the Alamo Area Council of Governments, United Way, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and various City departments.
The schedule of upcoming events is shown below. Register at SASpeakUp.com.
Date | Time | Location | Learn About |
Saturday, June 14 | 11 a.m – 1 p.m | Miller’s Pond Community Center, 6175 Old Pearsall Rd. | Preparing Yourself for the Heat |
Wednesday, June 25 | 6-8 p.m. | Normoyle Senior Center, 700 Culberson Ave, 78225 | Heat and Power |
Saturday, July 19 | 11 a.m – 1 p.m. | Garza Community Center, 1450 Mira Vista, 78228 | Heat, Wellness, and Outdoor Safety |
Thursday, July 24 | 4-6 p.m. | Southside Lions Senior Center, 3303 Pecan Valley Dr., 78210 | Heat and Transportation |
Saturday, August 16 | 10 a.m. – 12 noon | Copernicus Community Center, 5003 Lord Rd., 78220 | Heat and Skills to Help Your Community |
Thursday, August 28 | 4-6 p.m. | Northeast Senior Center, 4135 Thousand Oaks, 78217 | Heat and Community Partnerships |
During inclement weather, the City of San Antonio may open Warming Centers or Overnight Resiliency Centers for citizens needing a place to go. If there are no official announcements of specific shelters opening up, residents may go to public locations such as libraries, community centers, senior centers, malls and similar locations.
Resilience centers are safe, accessible, and equitable facilities where residents can obtain information and resources in times of need. These locations will have access to basic needs/supplies, shelter from the severe cold, access to power & device charging and free wi-fi. Anyone coming to these locations should bring clothes, supplies and medicine. Kennels will be available in a separate area of these locations for pets.
For more information, please call 311 Customer Service at 3-1-1 or 210-207-6000. The 311 Call Center is available seven days a week from 7am-7pm.