{"id":114431,"date":"2026-01-11T21:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T21:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/114431\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T21:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T21:58:07","slug":"tallahassee-is-providing-cold-weather-shelters-sunday-and-monday-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/114431\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee is providing cold weather shelters Sunday and Monday nights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This message is being sent on behalf of Big Bend Continuum of Care (BBCoC), Connecting Everyone with Second Chances (CESC)\/The Kearney Center, Family Promise of the Big Bend, Capital City Youth Services,\u00a0 Leon County Government, and the City of Tallahassee.<\/p>\n<p>By recommendation of local health experts and due to sustained cold\u00a0night\u00a0temperatures at or below 35 degrees on the above\u00a0nights,\u00a0local governments and community partners will conduct\u00a0overnight\u00a0sheltering to keep those experiencing homelessness safe.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>All\u00a0overnight\u00a0sheltering activities will be conducted according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance and in coordination with Leon County Emergency Management. Public health safety measures include socially distanced sleeping, face coverings, and enhanced sanitation practices.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Anyone needing cold\u00a0night\u00a0sheltering on these\u00a0nights should go to the location that best represents their household composition:<br \/>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Single Adults (18 and over):\u00a0The Kearney Center- 2650 Municipal Way<br \/>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Families (At least 1 adult and child): HOPE Community- 2729 West Pensacola\u00a0<br \/>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Youth (ages 10-17):\u00a0CCYS- 2407 Roberts Ave- Hotline Number 850-576-6000<br \/>Must show up between 4pm to 8pm for intake at the specified location.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you need assistance accessing Star Metro, please call or text our Street Outreach Coordinator at 850-759-1895 or email <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wfsu.org\/wfsu-local-news\/2026-01-11\/mailto:outreach@bigbendcoc.org\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">outreach@bigbendcoc.org<\/a>. Please be mindful of Star Metro service times as they are limited on weekends.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The homeless population has been informed of cold\u00a0night\u00a0shelter\u00a0operations via in-person communication and a text-to-phone service. <\/p>\n<p>For those who need more information on cold\u00a0night\u00a0shelter\u00a0planning, call the Big Bend Continuum of Care Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at (850) 792-5015. For after hours or weekends, call the CESC\/Kearney Center at 850-792-9000.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Cold\u00a0night\u00a0sheltering is made possible by the following key partners, including local governments and nonprofit agencies.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leon County Government and Emergency Management<br \/>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 City of Tallahassee<br \/>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leon County Health Department<br \/>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Big Bend Continuum of Care<br \/>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Connecting Everyone with Second Chances (CESC)\/The Kearney Center<br \/>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Family Promise of the Big Bend Hope Community<br \/>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Capital City Youth Services (CCYS)<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>For more information, call Big Bend Continuum of Care at (850) 792-5015 or <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wfsu.org\/wfsu-local-news\/2026-01-11\/mailto:info@bigbendcoc.org\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">info@bigbendcoc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This message is being sent on behalf of Big Bend Continuum of Care (BBCoC), Connecting Everyone with Second&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":114432,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":{"0":"post-114431","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tallahassee","8":"tag-tallahassee","9":"tag-tallahassee-headlines","10":"tag-tallahassee-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114431\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}