Counties across the Tampa Bay area announced they will be opening cold weather shelters this weekend for those in need of a warm place to stay.
Cold weather shelters are opened when the National Weather Service expects the "feels like" temperature to hit or drop below 40 degrees between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Shelters provide a safe place for people experiencing homelessness and for those who live in homes without adequate heat and cannot find other accommodations.
Find a shelter below.
Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County’s cold weather shelters program will be activated Saturday.
Shelter organizers are expecting high demand with limited capacity, so residents who need a warm place to stay are encouraged to use all resources like friends and family as a first option.
Hillsborough County is partnering with the organizations listed below to provide limited-capacity cold-weather shelters for adults. All shelters will take in guests from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. unless they reach capacity before that time.
- 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 Rd., 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
Pinellas County
Officials said their shelters will open starting Saturday and that they will accept guests until the shelter is full. Many sites will also serve a meal, they added.
The following shelters will be open for men and women. Officials said families with kids will be placed in family shelters on cold nights (if space is available). For more information, families should call 2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares at 727-210-4211.
- Boys and Girls Club of the Suncoast
- 111 West Lime Street, Tarpon Springs
- 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- First United Methodist Church of Clearwater
- 411 Turner Street, Clearwater
- 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Boys & Girls Club
- 7790 61st Street North, Pinellas Park
- 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Northwest Presbyterian Church
- 6330 54th Ave. North, St. Petersburg
- 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- WestCare Turning Point
- 1810 5th Ave. North, St. Petersburg
- 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Unitarian Universalist Church of St. Petersburg
- 100 Mirror Lake Drive North, St. Petersburg
- 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- This location requires the use of stairs
- Salvation Army
- 1400 4th Street South, St. Petersburg
- 6 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
Sarasota County
The 100 Church 14525 Tamiami Trail, North Port, will be available for cold weather sheltering beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday. Those attending should bring their own sleeping materials.
Pasco officials said their shelters will open Saturday.
- Shady Hills Mission Chapel
- 15925 Greenglen Lane, Spring Hill
- 6 p.m. to 10 a.m.
