Winter Resources Around Augusta And The CSRA

Welcome to 2024! The holiday season is in the books and it's time to start shaping our new year into something worthwhile. This is the year we give back to our community! This is the year we look out for everyone, big and tall, short and small, Columbia, Richmond or Aiken county, we're going to find resources for everyone and if you don't need those resources, maybe you can find it in your heart to keep them available for those that do with your time, your interest or your money!  For instance: it's going to get awfully cold all over the CSRA this week. Thankfully, several local organizations are providing warming centers for the area's needy. Here are some resources for keeping warm this week in the CSRA.

During the winter months some people in our area need a place to go to keep warm. The Community Center at Liberty Park in Grovetown will be available as a warming center for citizens that may not have a way to keep warm in this cold weather. Liberty Park will offer free snacks, water and a place to warm up during business hours this week and throughout the winter months.  Get more details on the warming center here.

In Richmond County, Augusta Transit is providing free transportation to local overnight warming shelters, including Augusta Rescue Mission, Garden City Rescue Mission and the Salvation Army Center of Hope. For safety precautions, shelters are requiring proof of a shelter clearance to be admitted. You must obtain the clearance from the Richmond County Sheriff's Office. Get more information on resources for keeping warm this week in the CSRA with the available routes here.

Something you may not know is that Gap Ministries and Augusta Rescue Mission provide free laundry services for anyone in the community that might need them. Compass For Hope will also be rolling out a free mobile laundry facility as part of the 'Project Refresh" campaign. "Project Refresh" is a program offering showers, a hygiene kit and laundry services to those living on the streets. For a full schedule, visit their website here.

While you may not need these services yourself, you may know someone who does.  Let's ring in this new year by helping these organizations keep all of our citizens warm, clean and dry this winter!