Pinellas County Cold Night Shelters
Cold Night Shelters are pop-up shelters operating through Pinellas County when the "feels like" temperate dips below 40-degrees between November 15th and March 15th.
Pinellas Cold Night Shelters are not activated at this time.
Through a partnership with the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), bus rides to and from Cold Night Shelters will be free from 5:00pm the night of an activation until 7:00am the next morning. Please note that this services is only available during activations. Riders must tell PSTA drivers that they are going to a Pinellas Cold Night Shelter when boarding to ride fare-free. If drivers have questions, riders should ask drivers to contact PSTA Dispatch.
About Pinellas Cold Night Shelters
VOLUNTEER WITH PINELLAS COUNTY’S COLD NIGHT SHELTERS
Make a difference in our community by signing up to volunteer at Pinellas County’s Cold Night Shelters today! By volunteering during Cold Night Shelter Season (Nov. 15th - Mar. 15th), you can help improve the wellbeing of our community by helping shelter and feed some of our most vulnerable neighbors. Shelters are located across the county, including Tarpon Springs, Clearwater, Pinellas Park, and St. Petersburg. Please click the buttons below to inquire directly with a Cold Night Shelter. You may also click here to complete a general HLA volunteer application.
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SUPPORT PINELLAS COLD NIGHT SHELTERS
Every donation helps! Our cold night shelters operate with a tight budget and provide a warm place for our citizens with no home to sleep when it’s cold outside at night. Monetary donations, volunteer time, or providing meals or other services are all welcome! Thank you very kindly for your open heart and generosity.
Support this lifesaving program through a donation at www.bit.ly/HLADonation. To donate supplies, please click here. Donations may also be mailed to the Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas at 740 4th Street N, Suite 206, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Please write “Cold Night Shelter” on any mailed donations.
The Cold Night Shelter Program relies on community partnerships for continued success! If you are interested in sponsoring, volunteering with, hosting, or collaborating with Pinellas County’s Cold Night Shelters, please contact Megan Robinson, Pinellas County Cold Night Shelter Program Manager, at MRobinson@HLAPinellas.org.
