Gloucester County is Offering Cool Spots for Senior Citizens and other residents in the County who may not have Air Conditioning in their homes. Please note the following sites below, as well as some tips to avoid health complications due to the heat.
For more information, please visit the link below to Gloucester County’s website: http://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=1236&TargetID=1
Cooling Centers will be open during operating hours during the summer and include:
Gloucester County Nutrition Site Locations:
Mantua Township Community Center 111 Mercer Ave. Mantua, NJ 08080 (856) 468 – 4773
Glassboro Senior Center 152 S. Delsea Dr. Glassboro, NJ 08028
(856) 881-6610
Thorofare Fire Hall Firehouse Road Thorofare, NJ 08086
(856) 853 – 6496
Pfeiffer Community Center 301 Blue Bell Street Williamstown, NJ 08094
(856) 728 – 1140
Franklin Community Center
1584 Coles Mill Road
Franklinville, NJ 08322
(856) 694 – 1413
Second Baptist Church 1534 Pine Street Paulsboro, NJ 08066
(856) 423 – 3387
Shady Lane Nursing Home
256 County House Road
Clarksboro
(856) 224 – 6979
GCLS Branches and Summer Hours
Glassboro Branch
2 Center Street
Glassboro, NJ 08028
881.0001
Monday-Thursday 10am-9pm
Friday 10am-5pm
Saturday 10am-2pm
Greenwich Township Branch
411 Swedesboro Road
Gibbstown, NJ 08027
423.0684
Monday-Thursday 10am-9pm
Friday 10am-5pm
Saturday 10am-2pm
Logan Township Branch
498 Beckett Road
Logan Township, NJ 08085
241.0202
Monday-Thursday 10am-9pm
Friday 10am-5pm
Saturday 10am-2pm
Mullica Hill Branch
389 Wolfert Station Road
Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
223.6000
Monday-Thursday 10am-9pm
Friday 10am-5pm
Saturday 10am-2pm
Sunday Closed until after Labor Day
Swedesboro Branch
1442 Kings Highway
Swedesboro, NJ 08085
467.0111 Monday-Thursday 10am-9pm
Friday 10am – 5pm
Saturday 10am-2pm
Tips to avoid health complications from excessive heat:
- Drink plenty of water or other non-alcoholic beverages.
- Make sure children and the elderly are drinking water, and ensure that persons with mobility problems have adequate fluids in easy reach.
- If you do not have air conditioning, spend time in air-conditioned places such as libraries, movies, malls or other public buildings during the hottest hours of the day.
- Wear loose and light-colored clothing. Wear a hat when outdoors.
- Reduce physical activity or reschedule it for cooler times of the day.
- Don’t leave children, frail, elderly or disabled person, or pets in an enclosed car — not even for a minute — as temperatures can quickly climb to dangerous levels.
- Talk to your health care provider about any medicine or drugs you are taking. Certain medications — such as tranquilizers and drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease — can increase the risk of heat-related illness.
- Gloucester County seniors may seek shelter from the heat at any of the 6 nutrition sites, county branch libraries or Shady Lane Nursing Home.