Cold Night Shelters in St. Petersburg Open Jan. 27 -28

Jan. 27, 2026 - Cold night shelters in Pinellas County will now be open tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 27, and tomorrow night, Wednesday, Jan. 28, the Homeless Leadership Alliance has announced. The shelters will be open from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Shelters are activated when the National Weather Service expects a "feels like" temperature below 40 degrees across the county between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Shelter guests are accepted until the shelter is full.

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) will provide free bus rides to and from cold night shelters both evenings from 5 p.m. through 7 a.m. the next day. Riders must tell PSTA drivers they are going to a Pinellas Cold Night Shelter when boarding to ride fare-free.

The following cold weather shelters in St. Pete are available to adult men and women:

Shelter Locations

Allendale Church

• 3803 Haines Rd. N

• PSTA Route #16, #38

Northwest Church

• 6330 54th Ave. N

• Allows leashed/contained pets

• PSTA Route #54, #66

Salvation Army

• 1400 4th St. S

• Requires valid ID for entry

• PSTA Route #4A or B

Unitarian Universalist Church

• 100 Mirror Lake Dr. N

• Note: This location requires the use of stairs.

• PSTA Routes #9, #20, #24 SunRunner

Families with children will be placed in family shelters on cold nights (if space is available). Families should call First Contact at 2-1-1 for information about family shelters in St. Pete and Clearwater.

Additional shelter locations throughout Pinellas County can be found at www.PinellasHomeless.org/coldnightshelters.

Support the Cold Night Shelter Program by volunteering or donating at https://www.PinellasHomeless.org/coldnightshelters.