January 8, 2025 – The Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas County has announced that cold night shelters will open Wednesday and Thursday from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. All shelters – activated when “feels like” temperatures drop to 40 degrees or below overnight – provide a warm and safe place to sleep, and many serve a meal. The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority will begin providing free bus rides to and from shelters at 5 p.m. St. Petersburg shelters include the Northwest Presbyterian Church, at 6330 54th Ave. N.; WestCare Turning Point, at 1801 5th Ave. N.; Unitarian Universalist Church, at 100 Mirror Lake Dr. N.; and Salvation Army, at 1400 4th St. S.