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City-Partnered Jimmie Hale Warming Station Will Be Open at Night This Weekend

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Source: Birmingham Times

birminghamal.gov As temperatures are expected to fall below freezing, the City of Birmingham and Jimmie Hale Mission will open its nightly warming station Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14, from 6 p.m. until temperatures rise the following morning. Men, women, and children needing warm shelter can come to the Mission located at 3420 2nd Ave North. Food will be provided. Shelter for women and children only will be provided at Pathways, located at 409 Richard Arrington, Jr. Blvd. In addition to shelter, Jimmie Hale Mission will provide a hot dinner and breakfast for all warming station guests, as well as cold-weather clothing and essential items. Those wanting to support this effort with food donations can sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448A8AE2EA4FCC43-67556072-november The complimentary Birmingham Rapid Transit bus line (also called Birmingham Xpress) will run every thirty minutes with a stop in front of the Mission.

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