Pinellas County Government: Cold Night Shelters Activating

Clearwater FL

27 January, 2022

5:40 PM

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Press release from the Pinellas County Government: Jan. 27, 2022 Cold night shelters in Pinellas County will be open on Friday, Jan. 28 and Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, the Homeless Leadership Alliance announced today. The shelters will open between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Shelter guests are accepted from when the shelters open each night until the shelter is full. All sites provide a warm and safe place to sleep, and many sites also serve a meal. Shelters are activated when the National Weather Service expects the "feels like" temperature to hit 40 or below across the county between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Guests will be advised if the shelter will be open on additional nights as conditions warrant. The following cold weather shelters are available to adult men and women: Tarpon Springs Boys and Girls Club of Tarpon Springs Address: 111 W Lime Street, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 Hours: 6:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. Clearwater The Refuge Outreach Church Address: 606 Alden Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33755 Hours: 6:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. First United Methodist Church of Clearwater Address: 411 Turner Street, Clearwater, FL 33756 Hours: 6:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. Pinellas Park Boys & Girls Club of the Suncoast in Pinellas Park Address: 7790 61st Street North, Pinellas Park, FL 33781 Hours: 6:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. Please Note: Transportation will be provided from St. Pete First United Methodist Church (212 3rd St. N, St. Petersburg) and St. Vincent de Paul (384 15th St. N, St. Petersburg) beginning at 5:00 p.m. St. Petersburg Northwest Presbyterian Church Address: 6330 54th Ave. North, St. Petersburg, FL 33709 Hours: 6:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. Salvation Army Address: 1400 4th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Hours: 7:00 p.m. – 5:30 a.m. The Turning Point Address: 1810 5th Ave. North, St Petersburg, FL 33713 Hours: 6:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. Families with children will be placed in family shelters on cold nights (if space is available). Families should call 2-1-1, Tampa Bay Cares, Inc., for information about family shelters. This press release was produced by the Pinellas County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.