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Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast opening Hurricane Camps Monday

The camp will provide a safe place for children while school is out.
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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)

"My kids keep asking, 'Where are we going to live?'"

Over 500 people were rescued during Hurricane Milton at the Standard Apartments in Clearwater. Now, survivors with no place to go have set up camp in the grass in the Best Buy parking lot across the street.

The unofficial donation site and shelter at Florida Best Buy cleaned up