Fans, shelters available to beat the heat
6/22/2016, 2:45 p.m.
— BONNIE N. DAVIS
Senior Connections, the Capital Area Agency on Aging, is helping older adults combat summer heat and prevent possible health hazards.
The Fan Care Program provides fans and air conditioners to low-income adults age 60 and older.
Seniors who live in Richmond and the counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent and Powhatan are eligible.
The program is funded in part by Dominion Virginia Power and the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services.
Applicants should call Senior Connections’ Fan Care Hotline at (804) 343-3005 and leave a message with their name, address and phone number. Additional information: (804) 343-3000.
The City of Richmond also will open cooling stations Down- town and in South Richmond this season where bottled water will be available when the temperature or heat index is expected to reach 95 degrees or higher.
The cooling stations will be at the Richmond Department of Social Services, 900 E. Marshall St., and the Southside Com- munity Services Center, 4100 Hull Street Road.
Officials said food will not be provided and pets, with the exception of service animals, will not be allowed.
