Cold Night Shelters Opening Friday, Saturday In Pinellas County

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — With temperatures expected to drop Friday and Saturday nights, Pinellas County is opening cold night shelters at the following locations:

• Boys and Girls Club, 111 W. Lime Street, Tarpon Springs
• First United Methodist Church, 411 Turner Street, Clearwater
• The Refuge Outreach Church, 606 Alden Ave., Clearwater
• Boys and Girls Club, 7790 61st Street N., Pinellas Park
• Northwest Church, 6330 54th Ave. N., St. Petersburg
• WestCare Turning Point, 1810 5th Ave. N., St. Petersburg
• Unitarian Universalist Church, 100 Mirror Lake Drive N., St. Petersburg
• Salvation Army, 1400 4th Street S., St. Petersburg

All sites will be open 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. with the exception of the Salvation Army, which will remain open until 7:30 a.m. each day, the county said in a news release.

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These pop-up shelters operate when the “feels like” temperature dips below 40 degrees between Nov. 15 and March 15, the county said.

Families looking for shelter should call 211.

The county is seeking volunteers and donations for the shelters.

Learn more at www.pinellashomeless.org/coldnightshelters.