>>Heat Advisory Issued For Today
(Harrisburg, PA) -- A heat advisory is in effect today for several counties across the state. Officials say the advisory will last from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today for Dauphin, Lebanon, Cumberland, Adams, York and Lancaster counties. Temperatures are expected to reach close to one-hundred-degrees or higher for these areas. Pennsylvanians are reminded to make sure they don't leave behind pets or children unattended in their vehicles.
To find a Cooling Center in your county please contact the Department of Aging:
Hope Rescue Mission in Reading
The mission recently installed extra air-conditioning units and is opening up extra space to make room for people looking to cool off, especially during the day.
The following are confirmed cooling centers:
Cooling Centers -
Dauphin County
Seniors may seek refuge from the high temperatures at the following area senior centers:
Bistline Senior Center, 1291 S. 28th Street, Harrisburg, Monday â Friday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Senior Center, 130 Third Street, Harrisburg, Monday â Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
East Hanover Senior Center, 8848 Jonestown Rd., Grantville, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Friendship Senior Center, 5000 Commons Drive, Harrisburg, Monday â Friday, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Heinz-Menaker Senior Center, 1824 North 4th Street, Harrisburg, Monday â Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Hoy Senior Center, 301 Mohn Street, Steelton, Monday â Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jewish Community Center, 3301 North Front Street, Harrisburg, Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Lick Towers Senior Center, 1301 North 6th Street, Harrisburg, Monday â Friday, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lykens Senior Center, 200 West Main Street, Harrisburg, Monday â Friday, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Millersburg Senior Center, 109 Edward Drive, Millersburg, Monday â Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mohler Senior Center, 25 Hope Drive, Hershey, Monday â Friday, from 8 am. to 4 p.m.
Rutherford House Center, 3300 Parkview Lane, Harrisburg, Monday â Friday, from 8 am. to 4 p.m.
Cooling Centers - Cumberland County
To help beat the heat this week, Cumberland County has opened six cooling centers across the county:
Branch Creek Place Senior Center
115 North Fayette Street
Shippensburg, PA 17257
Monday through Friday
717-300-3563
Big Spring Senior Center
91 Doubling Gap Road, Suite 1
Newvill, PA 17241
Monday through Friday
717-776-4478
Carlisle Senior Action Center
20 East Pomfret Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
Monday through Friday
717-249-5007
Mechanicsburg Place Senior Center
97 West Portland Street
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Monday through Friday
717-697-5947
Mary C. Schaner Senior Center
98 South Enola Drive
Enola, PA 17025
Monday through Friday
717-732-3915
West Shore Senior Center
122 Geary Avenue
New Cumberland, PA 17070
Monday through Friday
717-774-0409
Additional Centers include all New Hope Ministries Locations: https://nhm-pa.org/contact/
Services:
- Extreme Heat Cooling Programs
- Senior Centers
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