FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — With temperatures likely to drop into the 40s again Monday night in Flagler County, a cold weather shelter is opening for those who need a place to get out of the chilly weather.
The Sheltering Tree will open at 5 p.m. Monday at the Rock Transformation Center, formerly Church on the Rock. The shelter is for the homeless and anyone who is without heat. It will close at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
“Flagler County has experienced a few cold fronts during January, and we continue to urge those who lack adequate housing or adequate heat for their residences to come to the cold-weather shelter,” said Health and Human Services Director Joseph Hegedus. “The Sheltering Tree and the Rock Transformation Center will provide cots and meals. We — Flagler County — will be providing transportation to the shelter for those who need it.”
The shelter is located at 2200 N. State St. The cold-weather shelter will open at 5:30 p.m. each evening and will close at 8 a.m. the following day.
Transportation is available for those who need it throughout Flagler County. There are two routes that follow the schedules below. Both will arrive at Church on the Rocks at 5 p.m.
On the east side of the county:
Dollar General at Publix Town Center on Market Avenue, 3:30 p.m.
Near the McDonald’s at Old Kings Road, South and State Road 100 at the dirt road on the east side, 4 p.m.
Dollar Tree by Carraba’s in the 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 Blvd., 4:30 p.m.
First United Methodist Church in Bunnell, 205 N. Pine St., 4:30 p.m.
The Sheltering Tree is under the umbrella of the Flagler County Family Assistance Center and is a non-denominational civic organization that was created in 2011 to provide cold-weather sheltering in Flagler County. For more information, call 386-437-3258.