June 16, 2024 – Cleveland – The City of Cleveland Department of Public Works has extended the hours of several recreation centers to serve as cooling centers for Cleveland residents that are seeking shelter over the next week of 90 degree plus temperatures.
Cooling center operational hours will be from 11:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Normally scheduled recreation programming will continue, and each site will have areas in the facility where people can relax and cool off.
Dates of service are:
Monday, June 17, 2024
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
(outdoor pools will be OPEN on Juneteenth during regularly scheduled hours)
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Friday, June 21, 2024
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. (Each date)
The sites include:
Zelma George Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Center: 3155 Martin L. King Blvd.
Collinwood Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Center: 16300 Lakeshore Blvd.
Gunning Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Center: 16700 Puritas Ave.
Kovacic Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Center: 6250 St. Clair Ave.
Michael Zone Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Center: 6301 Lorain Ave.
Frederick Douglass Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Center: 15401 Miles Ave.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
All playground programs are suspended Monday through Friday this week including the playground meal program. Playground staff will be assigned to recreation centers.
All recreation centers will serve lunch meals to youth 18 and under from noon to 1 p.m. daily.
On Juneteenth (Wednesday, June 19, 2024) only the six sites serving as cooling centers will serve meals (see list above).
City Spray Park and Spray Basins will be open Monday through Friday next week.
Cleveland Cooling Centers and Recreation Information for June 17 through June 21, 2024
Sunday, Jun 16, 2024
