Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco counties are opening cold weather shelters this weekend

With temperatures expected to dip to near 40 with cooler wind chills, some Tampa Bay area counties will open cold weather shelters this weekend.

Hillsborough County is opening eight shelters in Tampa, Plant City, and Valrico. The shelters will take in guests from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night unless they reach capacity before then.

Pinellas County is also opening a total of eight shelters in Tarpon Springs, Clearwater, Pinellas Park, and St. Petersburg. The shelters will open at 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night.

Pasco County is opening one shelter Saturday and Sunday night.

Hillsborough County

• Amazing Love Ministries
  3304 E. Columbus Dr., Tampa

• Church of God of Prophecy Hyde Park
  107 S. Oregon Ave., Tampa

• Greater New Hope Church Anointed Ministries (Prayer Retreat Center)
  2104 Mud Lake Rd., Plant City

• Homeless Helping Homeless
  801 E. Saint Clair St., Tampa

• Homeless Helping Homeless
  3008 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa

• Hyde Park United Methodist Church
  500 W. Platt St., Tampa

• New Life Church in Tampa (pet friendly)
  8216 N. 13th St. Tampa

• Tampa Bay Mission of Hope
  212 S. St. Cloud Ave. Building A, Valrico

The shelters are reserved for adults only. Metropolitan Ministries and Generations Renewed are supplying a limited number of single-night motel vouchers on a first-come, first-served basis for families with minor children.

Families are urged to call to pre-register between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Families in Tampa can call (813) 209-1176, families in Plant City can call (813) 562-4495.

Pinellas County

• Boys and Girls Club
  111 W Lime Street, Tarpon Springs

• First United Methodist Church of Clearwater
  411 Turner Street, Clearwater

• The Refuge Outreach Church
  606 Alden Avenue, Clearwater

• Boys & Girls Club
  7790 61^st Street North, Pinellas Park

• Northwest Presbyterian Church
  6330 54^th Ave. North, St. Petersburg

• WestCare Turning Point
  1810 5^th Ave. North, St Petersburg

• Unitarian Universalist Church of St. Petersburg
  100 Mirror Lake Drive North, St Petersburg
  Please Note: This location requires the use of stairs.

• Salvation Army
  1400 4^th Street South, St Petersburg
  

The St. Petersburg Salvation Army site closes at 7:30 a.m. The rest of the shelters close at 6 a.m.

Families with children will be placed in family shelters if space is available. Families should call Tampa Bay Cares at 211 for information.

Pasco County

Pasco County is opening a cold weather shelter at the Mike Fasano Regional Hurricane Shelter at 11611 Denton Avenue in Hudson. The shelter will be open Saturday and Sunday from 6 p.m. to 10 a.m.

Transportation and meals are not provided.