Starting Tuesday evening, the Mid Alabama Region of the American Red Cross will partner with the Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), the City of Birmingham and Hands on Birmingham volunteers to provide support at warming stations in the Mid Alabama Region and Birmingham area.

Jefferson County EMA and Birmingham officials decided to open warming stations after a hard freeze warning was issued by the National Weather Service for the remainder of the week. The stations serve as a location for anyone who does not have access to a heated place to stay. Warming stations opening in Birmingham and surrounding areas include:

Moody United Methodist Church (820 Church St., Moody)

First Baptist Pell City (2309 2nd Ave. N, Pell City)

Springville First United Methodist Church (6471 US Hwy 11, Springville)

Volunteers will be on hand to offer coffee, hot chocolate, water and snacks to those who need a warm place to stay for the night. The warming stations will be open Tuesday, Jan. 5, through Sunday, Jan. 10, from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. If the need arises, more warming stations may become available.

Those interested in volunteering can contact Hands on Birmingham through the Special Events page of their website, www.handsonbirmingham.org.