Hillsborough opens cold weather shelters Monday night, Pinellas will Tuesday night
Hillsborough County will open cold weather shelters on Monday night ahead of plummeting temperatures, while Pinellas County is planning to open its shelters on Tuesday night.
The National Weather Service is calling for temperatures in Tampa to dip into the 40s Monday night into Tuesday morning, with the wind chill making it feel even colder. Spectrum Bay News 9 predicts Tuesday night will be a tad colder.
The county’s shelter program is for the homeless and for people with inadequate heat in their homes.
The shelters will accept guests between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Monday unless they reach capacity before then. Shelter organizers are expecting high demand with limited capacity, according to a news release from Hillsborough County.
All congregate shelters are reserved for adults only. Pre-registration is required by calling 813-209-1176. Phone lines turn on at 9 a.m., and the deadline to call is 5 p.m.
Families with minor children should call the same number. Metropolitan Ministries is supplying a limited number of single-night motel vouchers on a first-come, first-served basis for families with minor children.
Here’s a rundown of the Hillsborough adult shelter locations:
Amazing Love Ministries, 3304 E Columbus Dr., Tampa
Church of God of Prophecy Hyde Park, 107 S Oregon Ave., Tampa
Greater New Hope Church Anointed Ministries (Prayer Retreat Center), 2104 Mud Lake Road, Plant City.
Hyde Park United Methodist Church, 500 W Platt St., Tampa
Legacy Church 3416 N 15th St., Tampa
New Life Church (hosted by Unbroken Dreams, Inc., — Pet Friendly), 8216 N 13th St., Tampa
Tampa Bay Mission of Hope, 212 S St. Cloud Ave. Building A, Valrico
In Pinellas County, families should call Tampa Bay Cares at 2-1-1 for information about shelters.
Shelters for adult individuals in Pinellas are:
Boys and Girls Club of the Suncoast, 111 West Lime St., Tarpon Springs, 6 p.m. – 6 a.m.
First United Methodist Church of Clearwater, 411 Turner St., Clearwater, 6 p.m. – 6 a.m.
Boys and Girls Club of the Suncoast, 7790 61st St. N, Pinellas Park, 6 p.m. – 6 a.m.
Northwest Church, 6330 54th Ave. N, St. Petersburg, 6 p.m. – 6 a.m.
WestCare Turning Point, 1810 5th Ave. N, St. Petersburg, 6 p.m. – 6 a.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church of St. Petersburg, 100 Mirror Lake Drive North, St. Petersburg, 6 p.m. – 6 a.m. (Please Note: This location requires the use of stairs).
Salvation Army – St. Petersburg, 1400 4th St. S, St. Petersburg, 6 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Allendale United Methodist Church, 3803 Haines Road N, St. Petersburg, 6 p.m. – 6 a.m.
