Counties in Central Florida are set to open shelters providing warmth to anyone in need as temperatures fall below 40 degrees in the overnight hours of Monday.Lake County will provide a shelter for those who want a place to escape the cold weather at LifePointe Church starting Monday at 5 p.m.The Sheltering Tree in Flagler County will also be open Monday at 5 p.m. and will close at 8 a.m. the following day.Lake County ShelterThe shelter in Eustis is located at LifePointe Church on East Orange Avenue. The County will determine the duration of operations based on weather conditions and will provide updates as needed, according to a news release.Lake County Transit will provide free transportation to the shelter. Services will be available via a fixed route (LakeXpress), paratransit (Lake County Connection) and a cold-weather shelter shuttle.Shuttle schedule informationFor information on LakeXpress’s fixed-route bus service, call 352-742-1940For information on Lake County’s connection paratransit service, call 352-742-2612Flagler County ShelterThe Sheltering Tree is located at 2200 N. State Street. It will be open not just for those experiencing homelessness, but for anyone who is without heat.The official Facebook page of the Flagler County government said in a post, the National Weather Service is predicting temperatures to fall below 40 degrees during the overnight hours of Nov. 10, which is the criteria for opening the cold-weather shelter.Flagler County is providing bus transportation along two routes for those looking to take advantage of the shelter.On the east side of the county: Dollar General at Publix Town Center on Market Avenue, 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.On the 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 Boulevard, 4:30 p.m. Bridges United Methodist Church in Bunnell, 205 N. Pine Street, 4:30 p.m.Weather and heat safety preparedness tips from Flagler County Fire Rescue include: Never use the oven to heat the home All fuel-burning equipment should be vented to the outside to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning Screen fireplaces to contain sparks Portable space heaters should be kept 3 feet away from anything that can burn Turn off portable heaters when leaving the room or going to bed
Counties in Central Florida are set to open shelters providing warmth to anyone in need as temperatures fall below 40 degrees in the overnight hours of Monday.
Lake County will provide a shelter for those who want a place to escape the cold weather at LifePointe Church starting Monday at 5 p.m.
The Sheltering Tree in Flagler County will also be open Monday at 5 p.m. and will close at 8 a.m. the following day.
Lake County Shelter
The shelter in Eustis is located at LifePointe Church on East Orange Avenue.
The County will determine the duration of operations based on weather conditions and will provide updates as needed, according to a news release.
Lake County Transit will provide free transportation to the shelter.
Services will be available via a fixed route (LakeXpress), paratransit (Lake County Connection) and a cold-weather shelter shuttle.
Shuttle schedule information
For information on LakeXpress’s fixed-route bus service, call 352-742-1940
For information on Lake County’s connection paratransit service, call 352-742-2612
Flagler County Shelter
The Sheltering Tree is located at 2200 N. State Street.
It will be open not just for those experiencing homelessness, but for anyone who is without heat.
The official Facebook page of the Flagler County government said in a post, the National Weather Service is predicting temperatures to fall below 40 degrees during the overnight hours of Nov. 10, which is the criteria for opening the cold-weather shelter.
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Flagler County is providing bus transportation along two routes for those looking to take advantage of the shelter.
On the east side of the county: Dollar General at Publix Town Center on Market Avenue, 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.On the 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 Boulevard, 4:30 p.m. Bridges United Methodist Church in Bunnell, 205 N. Pine Street, 4:30 p.m.Weather and heat safety preparedness tips from Flagler County Fire Rescue include: Never use the oven to heat the home All fuel-burning equipment should be vented to the outside to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning Screen fireplaces to contain sparks Portable space heaters should be kept 3 feet away from anything that can burn Turn off portable heaters when leaving the room or going to bed