Mission at Kern County homeless shelter helping public during heatwave

Mission at Kern County homeless shelter helping public during heatwave

DEGREES ACCORDING TOTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANDIT'S ONLY GOING TOGET HOTTER UNTIL FRIDAY --THAT'S EXACTLY WHY THE MISSIONAT KERN COUNTY HAS OPENED ITSDOORS FOR PEOPLE TO GO IN ANDCOOL OFF -- OFFICIALS THEREMAKING IT CLEAR THIS SERVICE ISAVAIALBLE TO EVERYONE."IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF HELP TOSTAYCOOL, COME DOWN TO THE MISSION.WE WILL GLADLY HELP YOU AND GIVEYOU A COOL PLACE TO STAY FOR THESHORT TERM AND HELP YOU." THEMISSION AT KERN COUNTY ISWELCOMING ANYONE TO THEIRFACILITY IN EAST BAKERSFIELD --WHERE AN AIRCONDITIONED COOLINGCENTER AND POP-UP TENTS WILL BEOFFERED TO THOSE LOOKING TO COOLOFF DURING THE FIRST HEAT WAVETO HIT CALIFORNIA THIS YEAR."THIS EXCESSIVE HEAT THAT WEHAVE IS GOING TO BE BRUTAL."SCORCHING TEMPERATURES TOPPEDOFF AT 103 DEGREES INBAKERSFIELD TUESDAY -- BUTTHAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING -- THENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYINGTHE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO105 WEDNESDAY AND 106 ONTHURSDAY, PROMPTING AN EXCESSIVEHEAT WARNING ADVISORY.

DUE TOTHE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ..COUNTYOFFICIALS ARE FORCED TO WITHOLDCOOLING SERVICES TO THEPUBLIC."IN THE PASSED WHEN WE HADEXCESSIVEHEAT WARNINGS -- THERE HAVE BEENGOING TO BE BRUTAL."SCORCHING TEMPERATURES TOPPEDOFF AT 103 DEGREES INCOOLING CENTER AND POP-UP TENTSWILL BE OFFERED TO THOSE LOOKINGTO COOL OFF DURING THE FIRSTHEAT WAVE TO HITCALIFORNIA THIS YEAR.NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYINGTHE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO105 WEDNESDAY AND 106 ONTHURSDAY,PROMPTING AN EXCESSIVE HEATWARNING ADVISORY.DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC..COUNTYOFFICIALS ARE FORCED TO WITHOLDCOOLING SERVICES TO THEPUBLIC."IN THE PASSED WHEN WE HADEXCESSIVEHEAT WARNINGS -- THERE HAVE BEENDESIGNATED COOLING CENTERSTHROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY ANDBECAUSE OF THIS PANDEMIC THATPROGRAM IS ON THE SHELF."THE SHELTER'S CEO CARLOSBALDOVINOS SAYS UNSHELTEREDHOMELESS INDIVIDUALS ARE MOSTVULNERABLEDURING HEAT WAVES -- BUT THATCOOLING SERVICES WILL BE OFFEREDTO ANYONE."THIS CAN KILL SOMEBODY, THISHEATCAN DEHYDRATE YOU AND BE FATALTO AN INDIVIDUAL.

WE ADDED WATERSTATIONSAROUND THE CAMPUS TOO."THE BAKERSFIELD HOMELESS CENTERIS ALSO OFFERING WATERTO ANYONE WHO COMES TO THEIRDOORS -- BUT OFFICIALS AT BHCSAID THEIR SERVICES ARE NOTAVAILABLE FOR THE GENERALPUBLIC FOR SAFETY REASONSBECAUSE THERE ARE TYPICALLY 70TO 100 WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT THEFACILITY DAILY.REPORTING FOR 23ABC BAYAN WANG-- CONNECTING YOUTAKING YOU INTO THE LIVE CENTERNOW...