2016-2017 Emergency Warming Center

The City of Fremont is needing help getting the Warming Center cleaned up and prepped for next year.  Clean up dates are Thursday, March 16th, 23rd from 10am to 3:00pm.  The next clean-up date will be posted when available. 

disinfect cots

Trade out old pillows

disinfect pillows

Organize towels

Organize blankets

Roll up sleeping bags

separate pillow cases and bed sacks

Totes of clothing organized

roll up mats

Make new bags with sleeping bag and pillowcase

Take inventory on everything If you are able & willing to help with this project, please contact MaryLou Johnson at the City of Fremont:  510-574-2040

The Warming Center is in need of the following:

• Make a DONATION: http://www.fremont.gov/hsdonate
• If you can help, please bring the items to Compassion Network, 39155 Liberty Street, Suite H840, Fremont, CA. Office hours:
  M-TH 10am-12pm, 1pm-4pm
  Fridays 10am-2pm
• They will make sure the Warming Center gets the items.
• All items can be dropped off at Compassion Network, 39155 Liberty Street, Suite H840, Fremont, CA 94538
• Please contact specialprojects@cityserve.org if you would like to help in any way. 

Due to the cold and rainy weather, we are getting more homeless friends at the Warming Center. There are not enough cots and many of the old ones are broken. Thanks to everyone for contributing to support this need.  Enough cots have been donated within 3 days! If you feel moved to donate to the Emergency Warming Center, please go to the Fremont Human Services’ donation page at:  www.fremont.gov/hsdonate If you wish to donate items, you can drop them off at Human Services Department, 3300 Capitol Avenue, Bldg. B. Human Services will send you thank-you letters with their Tax-Id number so contributions are tax deductible.

The Winter Emergency Warming Center is OPEN by the City of Fremont in collaboration with Compassion Network CitySERVE. It is held at Fremont Senior Center (Wing A, 40086 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538) The Center is open when it is raining and/or below 40 degrees from mid-November through mid-March. Volunteers and food donors are needed at the Emergency Warming Center when it opens. Click here for warming-center-food-donor-info-sheet. Suggested food include: hearty soups and stews, spaghetti, Chinese food, chili, hot dogs with baked beans, pizza with salad and casseroles and barbequed chicken. Food should be pre-heated and ready to serve. You can call Hotline # to check activation: 510-574-2222. Please contact specialprojects@cityserve.org if you have any questions.   What we need to do is to prepare enough food for 50 people. Help set up tables, sign people in, serve food, clean up, and monitor shower time. The entire shift will be about 2-3 hours starting at 6pm.   Donation of sweat pants/shirts, jackets, underwear are needed. Please drop them off at the Warming Center when it is open.   For FUSS’s updates and info, please contact us at fuss4schools@gmail.com.