Ocean County residents who need a safe place during periods of extreme cold or heat can use community warming and cooling centers located throughout the county. These locations provide temporary shelter during designated activation periods, with hours, capacity, and availability varying by site.
Please call ahead before traveling to a warming or cooling center to confirm that space is available and to verify current operating hours, especially during extreme weather activations. The 1959 Route 9 site in Toms River is operated by Bright Harbor Health Care and has updated daytime and overnight activation hours listed below.
Please call ahead to confirm available space
CSPNJ/County Building
1959 Rt 9 Toms River [Directions]
848-338-5498
7 days a week 4pm-9am
Capacity: 60
Special Hours:
Thursday, September 24: Open 11AM – 5PM (Daytime) reopens for (Extreme Weather Activation) at 7PM – 7AM
Friday, September 25: Open 11AM – 5PM (Daytime) reopens for (Extreme Weather Activation) at 7PM – 7AM Saturday
Saturday, September 26: Reopens at 11AM – 5PM (Regular Daytime Operations)nt
Warm Hearts
764 Ocean Ave, Lakewood [Directions]
732-900-1724
Code Blue Activation: 7pm- 7am
Capacity: 30
Family Promise of Jersey Shore at HABcore Harbor
2445 Windsor Avenue, Toms River [Directions];
609-384-2195
Code Blue Activation; 7pm- 7am
Capacity: 2 Families. (Family up to 5 members)
Please call prior to arrival
St. John’s Zion AME
114 First Street, Lakewood [Directions]
848-992-9152
Code Blue Activation: 7pm-7am
Capacity: 15
If you or someone you know needs shelter during dangerous temperatures, review the locations and details on this page, contact the appropriate center directly, and make plans to arrive during the posted operating hours. For the 1959 Route 9 location, call 732-569-1042 for current site information.