SOUTHWEST FLORIDA — It's beginning to feel a lot like winter! Temperatures will continue to be chilly in Southwest Florida, this week.
COLLIER COUNTY
St. Matthews House is opening two shelters through Wednesday to help those in need of shelter. You can check into the Campbell Lodge at 2001 Airport Road South in Naples, or the Immokalee Friendship House at 602 West Main Street in Immokalee.
Here is a longer list of shelters specific to Naples.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY
The Charlotte CARE Center at 1476 Kenesaw Street in Port Charlotte will also provide shelter to people needing refuge from the cold. Guests will need to pre-register by calling 941-627-4313 and arrive by 8 p.m. This shelter closes Wednesday morning.
LEE COUNTY
For a list of homeless shelters in Cape Coral, check here.
Warming Stations will be open on Wednesday at:
- 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., Dunbar United Way Resiliency Hub at Community Cooperative (3429 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33916)
- 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Tice United Way Resiliency Hub at Goodwill Industries (5100 Tice St., Fort Myers, FL 33905)
- 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sanibel United Way Resiliency Hub at F.I.S.H of Sanibel-Captiva (2422 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957)
- 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Charleston Park United Way Resiliency Hub - Goodwill Industries (2541 Charleston Park Drive, Alva, FL 33920)
- 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Harlem Heights United Way Resiliency Hub at The Heights Center (15570 Hagie Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33908)
- 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., East Fort Myers United Way Resiliency Hub - Children's Advocacy Center of SWFL (4040 Palm Beach Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33916)
- 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., South Fort Myers United Way Resiliency Hub at Jewish Family Services (9701 Commerce Center Court, Fort Myers, FL 33908)
- 9 a.m. - 8 p.m., Fort Myers Regional Library (2450 First St. Fort Myers, FL 33901)
- 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., North Fort Myers Library/Parks and Recreation (2001 N. Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers, FL 33903)
Lee County’s coordinated entry phone line is always available to connect individuals to services and resources. Call 239-533-7996 or visit www.leegov.com/dhs. [leegov.com]
The Salvation Army is offering beds on a first-come, first-served basis Monday evening through Wednesday morning at 2400 Edison Avenue in Fort Myers. Organizers said they will begin intake at 3 p.m. on Nov. 10.
LeeTran will provide Warming Buses at the locations listed below:
- 6 a.m. - 8 a.m., Rosa Parks Transfer Station (2250 Widman Way, Fort Myers, FL 33919)
- 6 a.m. - 10 a.m., Edison Mall Transfer Station (4125 Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33901)
- 6 a.m. - 10 a.m., South Fort Myers Transfer Station (13182 S. Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33907)
DESOTO COUNTY
Desoto County is opening a warming center Monday night at the Turner Center Exhibit Hall at 2260 NE Roan Street. It will be open from 8 p.m. Monday to 8 a.m. Tuesday.
The county said the center will close at 11 p.m. if no members of the public have arrived by then.
