Monday, January 20th is a BIG DAY – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – a national, federal holiday – and Inauguration Day! BUT it is also a VERY COLD day in the Greater Tampa Bay area and accordingly all five counties in which Catholic Charities operates have opened cold weather shelters (some as of Sunday, January 19th):
Hillsborough County
Church of God of Prophecy Hyde Park
107 S. Oregon Ave., Tampa, FL 33606
Hyde Park United Methodist Church (preferred media location)
500 W. Platt St., Tampa, 33606
Tampa Bay Mission of Hope
212 S. St. Cloud Ave. Building A, Valrico, FL 33594
Amazing Love Ministries
3304 E. Columbus Dr., Tampa, FL 33605
All congregate shelters are reserved for adults only. Metropolitan Ministries is supplying a limited number of single-night motel vouchers on a first-come, first-served basis for families with minor children. Pre-registration is required for motel vouchers by calling the number below. Phone lines will be open Monday, Jan. 20, until 5 p.m. Families with minor children should call (813) 209-1176.
All cold weather shelters are also accepting donations such as hats, gloves, scarves, socks, and toiletry items.
Pinellas County
Cold night shelters in Pinellas County will be open tonight and tomorrow, Jan. 20-21, 2025, the Homeless Leadership Alliance announced. The shelters will open at the times shown below.
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.
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority will provide free bus rides to and from Cold Night Shelters starting at 5 p.m. 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
Hours: 6 p.m. – 6 a.m.
PSTA Route #19
Clearwater
First United Methodist Church of Clearwater
Address: 411 Turner Street, Clearwater
Hours: 6 p.m. – 6 a.m.
PSTA Route #52
Pinellas Park
Boys & Girls Club of the Suncoast in Pinellas Park
Address: 7790 61st Street North, Pinellas Park
Hours: 6 p.m. – 6 a.m.
PSTA Route #74
First United Methodist Church
9025 49th Street North, Pinellas Park
Hours: 6 p.m. – 6 a.m.
Note: This location requires the use of stairs.
PSTA Route #52
St. Petersburg
WestCare Turning Point
Address: 1801 5th Ave. North, St Petersburg
Hours: 6 p.m. – 6 a.m.
PSTA Route #9
Unitarian Universalist Church
100 Mirror Lake Drive N, St. Petersburg
Hours: 6 p.m. – 6 a.m.
Note: This location requires the use of stairs.
PSTA Routes #18, #23 or #100X
Salvation Army
Address: 1400 4Street South, St. Petersburg
Hours: 6 p.m. – 6 a.m.
PSTA Route #4
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.
Pasco County
As extremely cold air moves into our area, Pasco County is opening a Cold Weather Shelter Saturday, January 20.
Anyone needing a warm place to spend the night can head to the Shady Hills Mission Chapel in Spring Hill. The shelter will open at 6 p.m. Saturday and closes Sunday at 10 a.m.
Pasco County Cold Weather Shelter Details:
- WHEN: Saturday, January 20 6 p.m. – 10 a.m.
- WHERE: Shady Hills Mission Chapel 15925 Greenglen Lane | Spring Hill
For more information, please call 727.856.2948.
The extreme cold expected this weekend could be dangerous to anyone who will be outside for long periods of time. Children, the elderly and pets are especially vulnerable to the cold, and extra care should be taken to protect them.
Hernando County
The Warming Center will be located at the Enrichment Center, 800 John Gary Grubbs Blvd., Brooksville, FL 34601, and will open on Sunday, January 19, 2025, from 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM, and again on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, from 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM. The center will remain open through the night to ensure community members have a safe place to stay warm.
The Warming Center will not include meals or cots. Pets are not allowed in the Warming Center.
Citrus County
We wanted to give ample notice that the Citrus County Cold Weather Shelter will be open on SUNDAY- JANUARY 19TH and MONDAY-JANUARY 20TH.
It is considered a weekend/Holiday bus schedule as Monday is a Federal Holiday. Please share the bus schedule, it’s always critical on those changed time/days!
This decision was made due to the weather reports having indicated that we can expect the weather to drop to 40 degrees and below.
If you would like to volunteer, PLEASE message us here or text us at 352-234-3099. 
As of this moment,
ALL Volunteer spots are open and in great need.
More needs will come out later today/tomorrow for food and other items.
If your agency is working with those experiencing homelessness or perhaps having inadequate heat sources, we ask that you assist us in letting them know that the shelter will be open AND it’s a WEEKEND/HOLIDAY BUS SCHEDULE.
Citrus County Transit will provide transportation to the shelter at no cost. 
At this time, we do not have a warming shelter for the participants to segway to, but the Transit system has offered to pick up our clients and drop them off at designated bus stops