ORLANDO, Fla. — With temperatures anticipated to plunge across Central Florida this week, cold weather shelters will be opening across the region for those in need of warm and dry shelter.

ORANGE COUNTY

Matthew’s Hope is opening the Orange County homeless location at 611 Business Park Blvd. Winter Garden 34787. (407) 905-9500

VOLUSIA COUNTY

The Bridge at the Neighborhood Center in DeLand will open at 6:30 p.m. and close at 8 a.m. the following morning. Call 386-734-8120 for more information. 

Halifax Urban Ministries is working with local churches on the county's east side to offer cold-weather shelter services. Those needing shelter or transportation to a shelter are encouraged to contact HUM at 386-317-5886 as soon as possible.

BREVARD COUNTY

LifePointe Ministries will open this week at 4220 South Hopkins Avenue, Titusville. (321) 383-0254

Matthew’s Hope is opening the Brevard County homeless location at 825 Forrest Ave. Cocoa 32922. (407) 905-9500   

FLAGLER COUNTY

The Sheltering Tree organization will open its shelter at 205 North Pine Street in Bunnell. 

The county will also provide bus transportation along two routes:

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.
  • Bridges 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)

Call (386) 437-3258 for more information.

MARION COUNTY

The Emergency Management Division of the Marion County Sheriff's Office will be working with the Salvation Army and other partners to ensure the safety and well-being of those who need cold weather sheltering in the county. The Salvation Army will have accommodations in place for those requiring shelter from the cold at The Salvation Army — Center of Hope, 320 NW 1st Ave., in Ocala. Check-in time is 6 p.m.

Additional locations will be included as information becomes available.