NewsLocal News

Actions

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast opening Hurricane Camps Monday

The camp will provide a safe place for children while school is out.
Hurricane Camps
Posted
and last updated

The Boys & Girls clubs of Tampa Bay and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast are opening Hurricane Camps for kids on Monday, October 14th from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.

The camps are open to all kids and teens, regardless of whether they are current club members. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

Here are the locations of the camps:

  • Hillsborough County:
    • Sam & Laurice Hachem Foundation Boys & Girls Club at Town 'N Country Park (6039 Hanley Road, Tampa, FL 33634)
    • Wilbert Davis Belmont Heights Club (3515 Sarah Street, Tampa, FL 33605)
  • Pinellas County:
    • Pinellas Park Boys & Girls Club (7790 61st St, Pinellas Park, FL 33781) [OPEN 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.]
    • Tarpon Springs Club (111 W Lime St, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689)
    • Ridgecrest Teen Center (12301 134th Ave N, Largo, FL 33774)
  • Pasco County:
    • Lewis Abraham Lacoochee Club (38724 Mudcat Grant Blvd, Dade City, FL 33523)

In Pinellas County, grab & go meals will be available from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the following locations:

  • Salvation Army (3800 9th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33713)
  • Ridgecrest Teen Center (12301 134th Ave N, Largo, FL 33774)
  • Tarpon Springs Club (111 W Lime St, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689)

With thousands still without power in South Florida, TECO is continuing to work day and night on getting the lights back on. "We know how frustrating it is, how inconvenient it is not to have power, and so the team is really committed to the cause," says CEO Archie Collins.

TECO asks for patience as thousands still wait for power to come back on