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Mobile County Commission applauds cold-weather partners after January sheltering effort
Summary
The Mobile County Commission read and recognized a resolution thanking emergency-management and nonprofit partners for sheltering nearly 1,000 people, serving more than 3,250 meals and contributing about 500 volunteer hours during the Jan. 19–25 winter storm.
The Mobile County Commission on Feb. 24 read a resolution applauding local emergency-management and nonprofit partners for a coordinated sheltering response during the historic winter storm the week of Jan. 19–25, 2025.
The resolution says that almost 1,000 people were sheltered, more than 3,250 meals were served and nearly 500 volunteer hours were expended during the event. It lists participating organizations that opened or supported shelters, including Waterfront Rescue Mission (men), McKinney Place (women), Salvation Army (men), Central Presbyterian Church (families with children and females), Dauphin Way United Methodist Church (families and females), Theodore Church of God (adults), Bayou Westland Church, Ryan’s Refuge (people with pets), the Town of Mount Vernon Senior Center, City of Saraland Safe House and City of Satsuma Warming Center. The resolution also recognizes additional partners such as Wave Transit (waived transit fees to shelters), Mercy Life of Alabama (inter‑shelter transport), the Health Care Coalition of Mobile County, Mobile County Health Department, United Way 2‑1‑1 and Mobile County Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters.
According to the read text, several facilities participated in coordinated sheltering for the first time. The commission’s text credited the Mobile County Emergency Management Agency with supporting cold-weather shelter operations and named the Waterfront Rescue Mission as a coordinating facility for men. The resolution praised the “coming together of the communities” and publicly thanked volunteers and agency staff.
Commissioners presented a copy of the resolution and invited representatives of the named organizations to come forward to receive recognition and photographs.
