JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – With temperatures expected to dip into the 40s and below this week, three organizations in Jacksonville will be opening cold weather shelters Monday and Tuesday nights.
The Salvation Army, Sulzbacher and City Rescue Mission opened shelters Monday evening, and will do so again Tuesday.
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Below is information on each shelter opening:
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army in Jacksonville will open its cold night shelter on West Adams Street on Tuesday, the organization announced.
The shelter will open at 900 W. Adams St. at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
Whether the shelter will be open future nights will be determined based on weather.
The Salvation Army in Jacksonville opens the cold night shelter when overnight lows drop below 42 degrees, providing protection and relief to homeless men, women and families who might otherwise be out in the elements all night.
A hot dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., as it is at the Center of Hope every night of the year.
After dinner, guests will be given a safe and warm place to sleep for the night and breakfast in the morning.
The Salvation Army also opened its cold night shelter Monday night.
Sulzbacher
With overnight temperatures expected to drop Tuesday evenings, Sulzbacher has prepared to provide cold night shelter for the area’s homeless, the agency said.
In addition to housing its 400-plus people at both the Downtown Campus as well as Sulzbacher Village, the agency will open up temporary sleeping areas in dining rooms and library areas of the Downtown Campus and Village, providing sleeping pallets and blankets for people in need of shelter during these frigid evenings.
Breakfast will also be provided the following morning.
Sulzbacher also provided sleeping areas Monday evening.
City Rescue Mission
City Rescue Mission's Cold Weather Emergency Shelter was open Monday and will be open Tuesday to those in need of safe and warm shelter, the organization announced.
The shelter will remain open each day temperatures are expected to fall below 40 degrees.
City Rescue Mission had originally planned to only open the shelter Tuesday, but later decided to open at 8:30 p.m. Monday, as well.
Guests seeking shelter may check in to City Rescue Mission's New Life Inn, located at 234 W. State Street.
Check-in starts at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. All overnight guests may remain in the building until 10:30 a.m. Wednesday or until temperatures rise above 40 degrees.
All guests will receive a hot meal and will be offered access to showers and clean clothing.