Cold Weather Shelters Activated In Pinellas County

From the City of Largo:

February 22, 2020

The Homeless Leadership Board and United Methodist Cooperative Ministries/Suncoast, Inc. are announcing that cold weather shelters in Pinellas County will be open on Feburary, 21, 2020. The shelters will open between 6 and 6:30pm, except for Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church in downtown Clearwater, which opens at 5pm. Shelters will accept guests all night long and close the following morning at approximately 6am. Shelter guests are provided a hot evening meal, a warm safe place to spend the night and breakfast the following morning. Guests will be advised if the shelter will be open on additional nights as conditions warrant.

The following cold weather shelters are available to adult men and women:

ClearwaterPeace Memorial Presbyterian Church110 S. Ft. Harrison Avenue, Clearwater727-446-3001Capacity: 90Note: This shelter opens at 5pm

St. PetersburgNorthwest Presbyterian Church6330 54th Avenue N., St. Petersburg727-544-4551Capacity: 75

The Turning Point1810 5th Avenue N., St. Petersburg727-823-7811Capacity: 25Salvation Army1400 4th Street S., St. Petersburg727-822-4954Capacity: 50Trinity Lutheran Church401 5th Street N., St. Petersburg727-822-3307Capacity: 30

Pinellas ParkBoy and Girls Club of the Suncoast in Pinellas Park7709 61st Street N., Pinellas Park727-547-5437Capacity: 150

Tarpon SpringsBoys and Girls Club of Tarpon Springs111 W. Lime Street, Tarpon Springs727-937-6837Capacity: 40 – 50Families with children will be placed in family shelters on cold nights. Families should call 2-1-1, Tampa Bay Cares, Inc., for information about family shelters.

This press release was produced by the City of Largo. The views expressed here are the author’s own.