{"id":345277,"date":"2026-06-22T04:59:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T04:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/345277\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T04:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T04:59:23","slug":"ymca-of-greater-houston-opens-doors-as-cooling-centers-during-record-breaking-heat-waves-locations-will-provide-air-conditioned-relief-during-operating-hours-from-june-19-to-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/345277\/","title":{"rendered":"YMCA of Greater Houston Opens Doors as Cooling Centers During Record-Breaking Heat Waves Locations will provide air-conditioned relief during operating hours from June 19 to 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">As extreme heat continues to impact the region, the\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/ymcahouston.org\/\" href=\"https:\/\/ymcahouston.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">YMCA of Greater Houston<\/a>\u00a0is opening its doors to help and serving as cooling centers at YMCA locations across the city.\u00a0From\u00a0Friday, June 19 to Sunday, June 21, during operating hours, all YMCA of Greater Houston locations will provide safe, air-conditioned lobby space for anyone seeking relief from the heat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cWe\u2019re proud to serve as cooling centers, providing a welcoming space where the community can cool off and connect with others during this period of extreme heat,\u201d said Stephen Ives, president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Houston.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0YMCA of Greater Houston will remain a place of opportunity, growth and community for all.\u00a0YMCA locations will provide air conditioning and safe spaces for those seeking relief from the heat. A photo ID will be required to enter the YMCA of Greater Houston locations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">For more information on the nearest cooling center location and operating hours, visit\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/ymcahouston.org\/\" href=\"https:\/\/ymcahouston.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">ymcahouston.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\">YMCA locations across Houston<\/p>\n<p>YMCA locations across Houston<\/p>\n<p>Brenda\u00a0and\u00a0John Duncan YMCA<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a010655 Clay Rd, Houston,\u00a0TX\u202f77041<\/p>\n<p>D. Bradley McWilliams YMCA<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a019915 TX-249, Houston, TX 77070<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a04433 Cartwright Road, Missouri City,\u00a0TX 77459<\/p>\n<p>Harriet and Joe Foster Family YMCA<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a01234 West 34th Street, Houston,\u00a0TX 77018<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a05202 Griggs Road, Houston,\u00a0TX\u00a077021<\/p>\n<p>Lake Houston Family\u00a0YMCA<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a02420 West Lake Houston Pkwy, Kingwood,\u00a0TX 77339<\/p>\n<p>Langham Creek Family YMCA<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a016725 Longenbaugh Drive, Houston,\u00a0TX 77095<\/p>\n<p>M.D.\u00a0Anderson Family YMCA<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0705 Cavalcade Street, Houston,\u00a0TX 77009<\/p>\n<p>Mark A. Chapman YMCA at Katy Main Street<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a01350 Main Street, Katy,\u00a0TX 77494<\/p>\n<p>Monty Ballard YMCA at Cinco Ranch\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a022807 Westheimer Pkwy, Katy, TX 77494-3599<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a01700 W League City Pkwy, League City,\u00a0TX 77573<\/p>\n<p>Tellepsen\u00a0Family Downtown YMCA<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0808 Pease Street, Houston,\u00a0TX\u00a077002<\/p>\n<p>The Woodlands Family at YMCA Branch Crossing<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a08100\u00a0Ashlane\u00a0Way, The Woodlands, TX 77382<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a01331 Augusta Drive, Houston,\u00a0TX 77057<\/p>\n<p>Vic Coppinger Family YMCA<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a02700 YMCA Drive, Pearland,\u00a0TX 77581<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a07101 Stella Link Boulevard, Houston,\u00a0TX 77025<\/p>\n<p>Wendel D. Ley Family YMCA<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a015055 Wallisville Road, Houston,\u00a0TX 77049<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a05801 West Orem Drive, Houston,\u00a0TX 77085<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tRelated Articles\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As extreme heat continues to impact the region, the\u00a0YMCA of Greater Houston\u00a0is opening its doors to help and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":345278,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57,123140],"class_list":["post-345277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-ymca-of-greater-houston-opens-doors-as-cooling-centers-during-record-breaking-heat-waves-locations-will-provide-air-conditioned-relief-during-operating-hours-from-june-19-to-21"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}