Flagler County’s Cold-Weather Shelter Opens

The Cold-Weather Shelter known as the Sheltering Tree, opens: The shelter opens at Church on the Rock at 2200 North State Street in Bunnell as the overnight temperature is expected to fall to 40 or below. It will open from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. The shelter is open to the homeless and to the nearly-homeless: anyone who is struggling to pay a utility bill or lacks heat or shelter and needs a safe, secure place for the night. The shelter will serve dinner and breakfast. Call 386-437-3258, extension 105 for more information.  Flagler County Transportation offers free bus rides from pick up points in the county, starting at 3 p.m., at the following locations and times:

• McDonald’s at Old Kings Road South and State Road 100 at the dirt road on the east side, 4 p.m.
• Circle K at Kingswood and Old Kings Road, 4:40 p.m.
• Dollar Tree behind Carrabba’s in the Dollar Tree Parking lot, 4:50 p.m.
• Palm Coast Main Branch Library, northwest corner of Palm Coast Parkway and Belle Terre Parkway, 4:55 p.m.
• Bunnell Free Clinic, 703 Moody Boulevard, 5 p.m.
• Bridges United Methodist Church in Bunnell, 205 N. Pine Street, 5 p.m. (listed as the same pick-up time because of the close proximity)

The shelter is run by volunteers of the Sheltering Tree, a non-profit under the umbrella of the Flagler County Family Assistance Center, is a non-denominational civic organization. The Sheltering Tree is in need of donations. See the most needed items here, and to contribute cash, donate here or go to the Donate button at this page.