EMERGENCY COOLING CENTERS

The Village of Oak Park and Oak Park Temple, in collaboration with Housing Forward and the Oak Park Homelessness Coalition, have developed an emergency cooling center plan. This plan includes an emergency cooling center at Oak Park Temple. 

The cooling center is activated when outdoor temperatures reach 95 degrees or greater, or when there is a heat index of 103 degrees or greater for four or more hours between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. These centers will be open for people to stay cool during extreme heat events.

For more information on resources on how to stay safe during these extreme heat waves, visit the Village of Oak Park website.

For additional information on Cook County Cooling Centers, please visit the Cook County website.

Thanks to the Village of Oak Park, Oak Park Temple, and Housing Forward for working with the Oak Park Homelessness Coalition.

Distribute Resources

If you’ve been looking for a way to help people experiencing homelessness in Oak Park, you can download and distribute shelter information cards or refer people to the EntryPoint website or the Health Connection HUB database.