Cold weather shelters open ahead of Tuesday cold snap

FLORIDA, (WINK)— A cold weather advisory and freeze warning will be in effect Tuesday morning, prompting the preemptive activation of county-run shelters for those in need of refuge.

Several counties have announced their plans ahead of the Tuesday morning cold snap.

Charlotte County

The Charlotte CARE Center (formerly the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition), located on 1476 Kenesaw St. in Port Charlotte, will open Monday and Tuesday nights. Pre-registration by calling 941-627-4313 is required, and the latest arrival time will be 8 p.m.

Sarasota County

The Salvation Army-Center of Hope, located at 1400 10th St. in Sarasota, will conduct its cold-weather operations Monday night. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 6 p.m. 

Guests are asked to leave the campus afterward and may return at 7 p.m. for shelter entry, with check-ins completed by 8:30 p.m.

All guests will be required to present a valid ID upon checking in

Showers will be available from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Breakfast will be provided to go on Tuesday morning, and all guests are asked to depart from the shelter by 6 a.m.

Breeze Routes 2, 7, 8, or 99 operating on normal schedules will arrive within about two blocks of the Salvation Army on 10th Street.

The 100 Church, 14525 Tamiami Trail, North Port, will open a cold weather shelter tonight, Feb. 23. Please bring sleeping supplies.

Breeze Route 9, operating on a normal schedule, will arrive within about one block of 100 Church. Those in the North Port service area could also use the Breeze OnDemand service.

Lee County

Several Lee County departments are coordinated to provide assistance for those in need of refuge on Monday night.

Due to limited bed availability, The Salvation Army, located at 2400 Edison Ave. in Fort Myers, will provide first-come, first-served shelter through Wednesday.

Those in need of shelter are asked to arrive for intake before 7 p.m.

LeeTran will provide warming buses at the following times and locations: 6 to 10 a.m., South Fort Myers Transfer Station, located at 13182 S. Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers.

Lehigh Acres Park & Ride, located at 1121 Village Lakes Blvd., Lehigh Acres, from 6 to 10 a.m.

Cape Coral Transfer Station, located at 820 S.E. 47th Terrace, Cape Coral, from 6 to 10 a.m.

Warming stations will be available at the following locations below.

• 7 a.m. - 5 p.m., Dunbar United Way Resiliency Hub at Community Cooperative (3429 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33916)

• 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Harlem Heights United Way Resiliency Hub at The Heights Center (15570 Hagie Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33908)

• 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sanibel United Way Resiliency Hub at F.I.S.H of Sanibel-Captiva (2422 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957) 

• 8 a.m. - 10 a.m., Bonita Springs United Way Resiliency Hub at Literacy Council Gulf Coast (26820 Old 41 Rd., Bonita Springs, Sanibel, FL 34315) 

• 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m., Pine Manor United Way Resiliency Hub - Pine Manor Improvement Association (5547 10th Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33907)  

• 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Tice United Way Resiliency Hub at Goodwill Industries (5100 Tice St., Fort Myers, FL 33905)

• 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., West Cape Coral United Way Resiliency Hub at Goodwill Industries (1499 SW. Pine Island Rd. Cape Coral, FL 33991)

• 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., Cape Coral Caring Center (1420 SE. 47th Street, Cape Coral, FL 33904)

• 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Pine Island United Way Resiliency Hub at Beacon of Hope (5090 Doug Taylor Circle, St. James City, FL 33956)

• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Charleston Park United Way Resiliency Hub - Goodwill Industries (2541 Charleston Park Drive, Alva, FL 33920)

• 9 a.m. - 8 p.m., Fort Myers Regional Library (2450 First St. Fort Myers, FL 33901)  

• 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., North Fort Myers Library/Parks and Recreation (2001 N. Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers, FL 33903)