{"id":10858,"date":"2013-01-10T10:38:26","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T18:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/kent-renton-to-open-severe-weather-shelters\/"},"modified":"2016-10-23T15:10:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T22:10:29","slug":"kent-renton-to-open-severe-weather-shelters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/kent-renton-to-open-severe-weather-shelters\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent, Renton to open severe weather shelters"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cities of Kent and Renton \u2013\u00a0in partnership with Catholic Community Services \u2013 are opening severe weather shelters at Kent Lutheran Church and the Renton Harambee Center due to low temperatures and predicted snow accumulation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

These shelters will be open nightly starting Thursday, closing the morning of Monday<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The locations:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Kent Lutheran Church, 336 Second Ave. S.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Renton Harambee Center, 316 S. Third St.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Check-in and registrations 8:30 p.m. The shelter closes at 7 a.m.; all must vacate<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

All are welcome. The shelter is available for single women and men, couples, and homeless families with children who are living on the streets or in vehicles; separate sleeping spaces have been prepared for men, women, and for families with children.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The shelter will be operated by Catholic Community Services staff and volunteers from the greater Kent\/Renton community.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

As with all shelters, rules for the health and safety of clients, staff and the broader community will apply.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

There are also shelters open in Auburn, Federal Way, Bellevue, and Seattle. Please contact the Crisis Clinic by dialing 211 to access shelter information in these other areas or use this link<\/a> for a list of winter shelters operating throughout King County.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

For more information please contact the City of Kent, Housing & Human Services office at 253-856-5070 or the City of Renton, Human Services office at 425-430-6600.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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