Cold-weather shelter to open in Flagler County as temps expected to drop below 40 degrees

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – The Sheltering Tree will open its cold-weather shelter on Friday evening at the Rock Transformation Center for the unhoused and anyone without heat.

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The shelter, located at 2200 N. State Street, will open at 5 p.m. and close at 8 a.m. on Saturday.

According to the National Weather Service, temperatures are expected to drop below 40 degrees during the overnight hours of November 22.

“It’s not even Thanksgiving, and we are getting hit with a cold snap. We urge anyone without adequate housing or adequate heat to come to the cold-weather shelter,” Health and Human Services Director Joseph Hegedus said. “The Sheltering Tree and the Rock Transformation Center will provide cots and meals. We are thankful we have cold weather shelter facilities to open in Flagler.”

County bus transportation schedule

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 Boulevard, 4:30 p.m.
• First United Methodist Church in Bunnell, 205 N. Pine Street, 4:30 p.m. (listed as the same pick-up time because of the close proximity)

The Flagler County Fire Rescue is also advising residents on heat safety tips.

• Never use the oven to heat the home
• All fuel-burning equipment should be vented to the outside to avoid carbon monoxide (CO) 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

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