Cold weather shelters open in Hernando and Citrus counties

Rachel Tucker
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Officials in Hernando and Citrus counties are opening cold weather shelters ahead of frigid temperatures Monday night.

Residents without adequate heat can find shelter in the following places:

Hernando County

Men’s Shelter

  • 1090 Mondon Hill Road

  • Brooksville, FL 34605

  • Phone: (352) 799-2912 ext.103

Women’s Shelter (Mary’s House)

  • 1163 Howell Avenue

  • Brooksville, FL 34601

  • Phone: (352) 799-2912 ext.109

Citrus County

The Citrus County cold weather shelter will be open at Nature Coast Church in Homosassa on Monday and Tuesday nights.

Citrus County Transit will provide transportation to and from the shelter. Residents can find the bus schedule on the Citrus County shelter’s Facebook page.

Connections, facilitated by the Family Resource Center, will open early each morning so residents have a warm place to go during the day.

The shelter is also asking for volunteers. Visit the Citrus County shelter Facebook page for more information.

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