PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – With temperatures expected to drop below 40 degrees Fahrenheit Thursday night, Pinellas County is activating its cold night shelters to provide safe and warm refuge for those experiencing homelessness.
The Homeless Leadership Alliance announced that shelters across the county will open their doors at 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 20th, and remain open until 6 a.m. Friday morning.
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) will offer free bus rides to and from the cold night shelters from 5 p.m. Thursday to 7 a.m. Friday. Riders simply need to inform the bus driver that they are going to a Pinellas Cold Night Shelter.
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The following shelters will be open to adult men and women:
- Tarpon Springs: Boys and Girls Club of Tarpon Springs (111 W Lime Street)
- Clearwater: First United Methodist Church of Clearwater (411 Turner Street)
- Pinellas Park: Boys & Girls Club of the Suncoast (7790 61st Street North) and First United Methodist Church (9025 49th Street North – this location requires the use of stairs)
- St. Petersburg: Northwest Presbyterian Church (6330 54th Ave. North), WestCare Turning Point (1801 5th Ave. North), Unitarian Universalist Church (100 Mirror Lake Drive N – this location requires the use of stairs), and The Salvation Army (1400 4th Street South)
Families with children seeking shelter should call 2-1-1, First Contact (formerly Tampa Bay Cares, Inc.), for information about family shelters in Clearwater and St. Petersburg.
The cold night shelters provide a vital service to the community, ensuring that vulnerable individuals have a safe and warm place to stay during periods of extreme cold.
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