‘Cooling’ shelter open Sunday

The cooling center opened last week, on a day with mild temperatures. Organizer Bev Carpenter said, “The original plan was to provide a cooling shelter; even though our Sundays have been cool, the opportunity is still there to serve.”

Temperatures are expected in the 90s on Aug. 13, cooling to around 80 Sunday through Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

Two churches will periodically send a team of volunteers to a local laundromat and provide detergent and money so the homeless can have clean clothes.

“This is part of a national campaign — Laundry Love — to help the homeless and unsheltered have a chance to feel good about themselves,” Carpenter said.

While at the Center for Living, guests will have a chance to get a shower, have a meal, watch a movie, socialize, or have a chance to talk over problems and concerns.

Watch for the shelter’s new white bus starting at 1:30 p.m., making stops at Riverside Community Church, near the restrooms at the Marina, and Walmart.

For more information go to www.hoodrivercares.org.

Also providing cooling centers are:

Hood River downtown library, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Hood River Valley Adult Center, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.