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Cold night shelters to open Thursday night

Cold night shelters in Pinellas County will be open Thursday night, Jan. 15, the Homeless Leadership Alliance has announced. The shelters will be open from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Shelters will not be open Friday night, Jan. 16.

Shelter guests are accepted 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 degrees or below across the county between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) will provide free bus rides to and from Cold Night Shelters from 5 p.m. Thursday through 7 a.m. Friday. Riders must tell PSTA drivers they are going to a Pinellas Cold Night Shelter when boarding to ride fare-free.

The following cold weather shelters are available to adult men and women:

Tarpon Springs

  • St. Timothy Lutheran Church
    • 812 E Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs
    • PSTA Route #19

Clearwater

  • First United Methodist Church of Clearwater
    • 411 Turner Street, Clearwater
    • PSTA Route #52A

Pinellas Park

  • Boys & Girls Club of Pinellas Park
    • 7790 61st St. N, Pinellas Park
    • PSTA Route #74
  • First United Methodist Church of Pinellas Park
    • 9025 49th St. N, Pinellas Park
    • PSTA Route #49

St. Petersburg

  • Unitarian Universalist Church
    • 100 Mirror Lake Drive N, St. Petersburg
    • Note: This location requires the use of stairs.
    • PSTA Routes #9, #20, #24, SunRunner
  • Salvation Army
    • 1400 4th Street South, St. Petersburg
    • PSTA Route #4A or B
  • Allendale Church
    • 3803 Haines Rd. N, St. Petersburg
    • PSTA Route #16, #38
  • Northwest Church
    • 6330 54th Ave. N, St. Petersburg
    • PSTA Route #75

Families with children will be placed in family shelters on cold nights (if space is available). Families should call 2-1-1, First Contact, for information about family shelters.

The Homeless Leadership Alliance is in need of volunteers for this and future activations. Those interested in volunteering should visit pinellashomeless.org/become-a-volunteer to learn more.