Pinellas to Open Cold Weather Shelters for Homeless
The cold night shelters are expected to open tonight (Jan. 18) and Tuesday (Jan. 19).
PINELLAS COUNTY – County officials plan to open cold night shelters tonight (Jan. 18) and tomorrow (Jan. 19) as temperatures are expected to drop into the 30s both nights.
The shelters open between 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. (except Peace Memorial, which opens at 5 p.m.), accept guests all night long, and close the following morning around 6 a.m. Shelter guests are provided a hot evening meal, a warm safe place to spend the night, and breakfast the following morning.
2015-2016 Cold Night Shelters
Adult Men and Women
Clearwater
Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church
110 S Ft. Harrison Ave.
Clearwater, FL 33756
Church Phone: (727) 446-3001
Capacity: 75
(Note: This shelter opens at 5 p.m.)
Pinellas Park
Boys & Girls Club of the Suncoast
7790 61st St. N
Pinellas Park, FL 33781
Phone: (727) 574-5437
Capacity: 150
NOTE: Transportation to and from this shelter and downtown St Petersburg will be provided by Boley, Inc. Scheduled pick-ups from Williams Park and St. Vincent de Paul begin between 5 p.m and 5:30 p.m.
St. Petersburg
Northwest Presbyterian Church
6330 54th Ave. N
St. Petersburg, FL 33706
Church Phone: (727) 544-4551
Capacity: 75
Salvation Army
1400 4th St. S
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: (727) 822-4954
Capacity: 25
The Turning Point
1810 5th Ave. N
St Petersburg, FL 33713
Phones: (727) 823-7811
Capacity: 25
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
Families will be placed in family shelters on cold nights. Families should call 2-1-1 to make these arrangements.
For information about Pinellas County, go to pinellascounty.org.
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