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Cooling centers are open for what’s expected to be the hottest week of summer so far in the Salem area.

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Temperatures are forecasted to exceed 100 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

The ARCHES Day Center at 615 Commercial St. N.E. is open for extended hours on Monday and Tuesday from 12-7 p.m. and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Outreach teams will operate through Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., focusing on distributing water, Gatorade, cooling rags, hats, sunscreen and transportation to cooling centers to high-density encampments throughout Marion and Polk counties.

Through Friday, Fuerza Campesina at 615 Commercial Street N.E. is providing farmworker outreach to Marion and Polk County agricultural sites distributing water, Gatorade, cooling rags, hats, sunscreen and transportation to cooling centers. 

The youth drop-in center on 1255 Broadway Street N.E. will be open through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. distributing the same cooling items.

The Salvation Army’s Kroc Center, 1865 Bill Frey Drive N.E., is offering a cooling center through Wednesday from 12-8 p.m. with movies, cool drinks and activities for free. Pets are not allowed.

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