FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Cold weather shelters are set to open in Flagler and Volusia counties this weekend as temperatures are set to drop as a cold snap brings the coldest air of the season.
The shelters will open on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Flagler County
The shelter will be at the Rock Transformation Center, located at 2200 N. State St. The shelter will open at 5 p.m. and close at 8 a.m. the following morning.
“The shelter may open again on New Year’s Eve, depending on the temperatures that are currently forecast to be 42 degrees. If the National Weather Service changes its forecast, we will adapt as well,” county administrator Heidi Petito said in a release. “We urge those who lack adequate housing or adequate heat for their residences to come to the cold-weather shelter. The Sheltering Tree and the Rock Transformation Center will provide cots and meals. Flagler County will be providing transportation to the shelter for those who need it.”
The county said these shelters open when overnight temperatures drop below 40. Temperatures on Friday and Saturday nights are forecast to be in the 30s.
Bus transportation routes will be offered at the following locations:
East side of the county
- Dollar General at Publix Town Center on Market Avenue (leads to Dollar General), 3:30 p.m.
- McDonald’s at Old Kings Road South and State Road 100 at the dirt road on the east side, 4 p.m.
- Dollar Tree behind Carrabba’s in the Dollar Tree Parking lot, 4:30 p.m.
- Palm Coast Main Branch Library, northwest corner of Palm Coast Parkway and Belle Terre Parkway, 4:45 p.m.
West side of the county
- Dollar General at County Road 305 and Canal Avenue in Daytona North, 4 p.m.
- Bunnell Free Clinic, 703 Moody Blvd., 4:30 p.m.
- First United Methodist Church in Bunnell, 205 N. Pine St., 4:30 p.m. (listed as the same pick-up time because of the close proximity)
Volusia County
The shelter will open on the county’s west side at The Neighborhood Center’s The Bridge, located at 421 S. Palmetto Ave. in DeLand.
People can check in from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
For those living on the county’s east side, you can access shelter services coordinated by Halifax Urban Ministries.
If you need transportation to reach the shelters, you can contact the organization for each side of the county for arrangements:
- West side of county: The Neighborhood Center’s The Bridge - 386-734-8120 ext. 601
- East side of county: Halifax Urban Ministries - 386-317-5886.
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