City of Detroit launches Cooling Centers to protect residents from extreme heat

2025

With temperatures forecasted to reach the mid to upper 90s from Saturday through Tuesday, the Detroit Health Department is partnering with Detroit Recreation Centers to provide residents a safe space to cool down during regular hours of operation. To offer additional relief from the heat the following recreation centers will have extended hours and will be open Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

  • Patton Recreation Center at 2301 Woodmere Street
  • Heilmann Recreation Center at 19601 Brock Avenue
  • Northwest Activities Center at 18100 Meyers Road

All other Detroit Recreation Centers will remain open during normal operating hours:

  • Adams Butzel Complex (10500 Lyndon, Detroit, MI 48328)—Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Butzel Family Center (7737 Kercheval, Detroit, MI 48214)—Monday-Friday 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  • Clemente (2631 Bagley, Detroit MI 48216)—Monday-Friday 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Coleman A. Young (2751 Robert Bradby, Detroit, MI 48207)—Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Community Center at A.B Ford (100 Lenox St., Detroit MI 48215)—Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Crowell (16630 Lahser, Detroit, MI 48219)—Monday-Friday 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Farwell (2781 E. Outer Drive, Detroit, MI 48234)—Monday-Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Kemeny (2260 Fort St., Detroit, MI 48217)—Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Lasky (13200 Fenelon, Detroit, MI 48212)—Monday-Friday 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Williams (8431 Rosa Parks, Detroit, MI 48206)—Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Detroit Public Library locations will also serve as centers during their normal operating hours for residents seeking relief. Details about hours of operation at individual library branches can be found at detroitpubliclibrary.org/locations.

“We want all our residents to stay safe by using the cooling centers as a place of relief from the extreme heat,” said Chief Public Health Officer, Denise Fair Razo. "It is important to take extra precautions, and please check in on your loved ones, neighbors, and pets throughout this heatwave."

During times of extremely high temperatures, the Detroit Health Department recommends everyone drink more water, limit time spent outside during the hours of 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and be on the lookout for signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke, such as nausea, confusion, rapid or slowed heart rate. For further tips, visit our website at detroitmi.gov/health.

For additional safety tips, visit detroitmi.gov/DHSEM and search “severe weather.” For additional information about symptoms of heat-related illness, including when to seek medical help, can be found on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website: click this link.