Coronavirus

La Crosse Warming Center, Salvation Army make changes

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5 years ago

March 23, 2020

La Crosse’s downtown warming center is moving away from downtown for the rest of the cold-weather season.

Starting Monday, the warming center run by Catholic Charities will operate at Cathedral School at 1319 Ferry Street, east of West Avenue, while school is out.

Meanwhile, the usual Warming Center location on 3rd Street will serve as an Isolation Center for homeless people who need shelter, and are not already served by the Salvation Army.

People who are assessed at the center and do not show symptoms of COVID-19 will be taken to a new shelter location.

As of now, the Salvation Army is the primary point of contact for homeless residents of La Crosse looking for a shelter.

All of the shelter sites are now open 24 hours a day.

Related Topics:Cathedral School Salvation Army of La Crosse Warming Center

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.