Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Department of Social Services Commissioner Patrick Frawley announced that the county’s seasonal Warming Center will reopen on Sunday, November 1, at 5 p.m., providing overnight shelter for up to 75 homeless adults during the winter months.

Located at the Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center in Pomona, the facility will offer guests a warm and safe place to sleep, hot meals, showers, laundry facilities, and assistance with employment, housing referrals, and public benefits. The center will also remain open during daytime hours when the temperature, including wind chill, falls below 32 degrees.

Free transportation will be available from several locations throughout Rockland County, including Spring Valley, Nyack, Haverstraw, and Pomona.

In Spring Valley, pickups will take place at the Bus and Train Station at 5:30 p.m., 6:10 p.m., and 8:15 p.m. Transportation will also be available at 7 p.m. from Broadway and Burd Street in Nyack, 7:30 p.m. from the commuter parking lot across from Haverstraw Village Hall, and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday from the Building L Bus Shelter at the Pomona Health Center campus.

County officials emphasized that the Warming Center provides not only emergency shelter but also access to resources aimed at helping individuals secure stable housing and employment.

For additional information or assistance, residents can contact the Rockland County Department of Social Services at 845-364-2332 or 845-608-6670.