Warming center open tonight in Arroyo Grande

ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. – The South County Regional Center at 800 West Branch St. in Arroyo Grande will be open tonight, Jan. 4, as a warming center due to forecasted rain.

Interested guests are asked to not arrive before 5:30 p.m. with no entries after 8 p.m. The Center will close the following morning at 7 a. m.

Anyone staying the night will receive a hot meal and a dry place to sleep. Cots and bedding will be distributed as long as they are available.

Sobriety is not required to stay the night, but no drugs or alcohol are allowed on site. The facility does not accept pets.

Transportation to the warming center is available at the following places and times:

• Oceano duck pond at 5:15PM
• Ramona Park at 5:25 PM
• Fin’s Restaurant at 5:35 PM
• St. Anthony’s in Pismo at 5:45 PM
• Pismo Outlet bus stop at 5:55 PM
• Arrive at South County Regional Center 6:15 PM

Transportation from the warming the following morning is available to the following stops:

• Depart South County Regional Center at 7:00 AM
• Pismo Outlet bus stop 
• St. Anthony’s in Pismo
• Fin’s Restaurant 
• Ramona Park 
• Oceano Duck Pond

The center is looking for donations and volunteers.

The following list is the most requested items from the warming center:

• URGENT NEED: NEW sweatshirts, sweatpants
• Large trash bags
• Coffee, tea, hot chocolate creamer, sugar
• SOFT breakfast bars, cereal
• individually packed juice, crackers, cookies, chips
• Instant Noodle/Cup of Noodles (camping meals as well)
• NEW socks, and underwear
• Rain gear/ponchos/warm gloves/
• Large backpacks
• Cards (for gas, clothing, and food)

Interested in volunteering? Everybody over the age of 18 is asked to contact the Warming Center Lead Charmain Navarette at 805-295-1501 or at charmain.navarette@5chc.org.