Cold night shelters to open Tuesday night

Cold night shelters to open Tuesday night

Cold night shelters in Pinellas County will be open Tuesday night, Dec. 30, the Homeless Leadership Alliance has announced. The shelters will be open from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Shelter guests are accepted until the shelter is full. All sites provide a warm and safe place to sleep, and many sites also serve a meal. Shelters are activated when the National Weather Service expects the "feels like" temperature to hit 40 degrees or below across the county between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) will provide free bus rides to and from Cold Night Shelters from 5 p.m. Tuesday through 7 a.m. Wednesday. 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 are available to adult men and women:

Tarpon Springs

• Boys and Girls Club of Tarpon Springs
  • Address: 111 W Lime Street, Tarpon Springs
  • PSTA Route #19

Clearwater

• First United Methodist Church of Clearwater
  • Address: 411 Turner Street, Clearwater
  • PSTA Route #52A

Pinellas Park

• Boys & Girls Club of Pinellas Park
  • 7790 61^st St. N, Pinellas Park
  • PSTA Route #74

St. Petersburg

• Unitarian Universalist Church
  • 100 Mirror Lake Drive N, St. Petersburg
  • Note: This location requires the use of stairs.
  • PSTA Routes #9, #20, #24, SunRunner
• Salvation Army
  • Address: 1400 4^th Street South, St. Petersburg
  • PSTA Route #4A or B

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

The Homeless Leadership Alliance is in need of volunteers for this and future activations. Those interested in volunteering should visit pinellashomeless.org/become-a-volunteer to learn more.