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🔹Hillsborough County Comfort Stations (For more information, please visit the Hillsborough Hurricane Recovery page.)

Offers showers, restrooms, washers and dryers for laundry, and a cooling tent. Hot food or boxed meals will be available at lunch and dinner times. Opens daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. until further notice.

If you need transportation assistance to and from a comfort station, call (833) HC STORM or (833) 427-8676 daily from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

• Progress Village Senior Center, 8701 Progress Blvd., Tampa, FL 33619. 

🔹Hillsborough Point of Distributions

Drive through relief areas where residents can pick up water, tarps for protecting homes, and meals. All POD sites will close between noon and 1 PM daily for a shift change and reset. 

The sites will be open 7 AM to 7 PM, for the foreseeable future at the following locations: 

• • • • Elev8 Fun, Citrus Park Mall, 7902 Citrus Park Town Center Mall, Tampa, FL 33625

      • HCC Brandon, 10451 Nancy Watkins Dr., Tampa, FL 33619 

      • Gibsonton Walmart, 9205 Gibsonton Dr., Gibsonton, FL 33534

      • 431 19th Avenue NE, Ruskin, FL 33570 (Former Kmart parking lot)  

🔹Sarasota County Comfort Stations (For more information, please visit the Sarasota Hurricane Recovery page.)

Individuals are encouraged to come out to an air conditioned area, charge your phones and enjoy some food and coffee while supplies last. 

• 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Daily, Streets Of Paradise, 734 Central Ave., Sarasota.

Meals and Food Drive-Thru

• 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., daily through Oct. 18, Bayside Community Church Lakewood Ranch Campus, 15800 E. Route 64, Bradenton.

• Noon to 7 p.m., daily through Oct. 18, Bayside Community Church Bee Ridge Campus, 8200 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota.

Sarasota FPL Outage Relief Sites have charging stations, Wi-Fi, and FPL Outage info.

• 5359 Fruitville Rd. Sarasota

• 4381 Cattleman Rd. Sarasota

• 2875 University Pkwy, Sarasota

🔹Sarasota Point of Distributions

There are five supply PODs up and running with food, water, cleaning supplies, and tarps from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily at the following locations: 

• Venice Community Center, 326 Nokomis Ave., Venice.

• San Pedro Catholic Church, 14380 Tamiami Trail, North Port.

• Englewood Sports Complex, 1300 S. River Road, Englewood.

• Glebe Park, 1000 Glebe Lane, Sarasota

• Bayside Community Church, 8200 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota.

🔹Pinellas County Comfort Stations (For more information, please visit the Pinellas Hurricane Recovery page.)

Comfort stations are available in areas where residents remain without power following Hurricane Milton. These stations will provide a place for residents to cool off and charge their phones. 

Belleair

• Belleair Community Center, 444 Causeway Blvd., Belleair

Clearwater

• North Greenwood Recreation Center, 900 N. MLK Jr. Ave., Clearwater – Fri, Oct. 11 (8 a.m. to 9 p.m.), Sat., Oct. 12 (1-5 p.m.), and Mon., Oct. 14 (8 a.m.-9 p.m.).

• North Greenwood Library, 905 N. MLK Jr. Ave., Clearwater – Fri, Oct. 11 (noon-5 p.m.), Sat, Oct. 12 (10 a.m.-5 p.m.), and Mon, Oct. 14 (10 a.m. to 7 p.m.).

• The Long Center, 1501 N. Belcher Rd., Clearwater – Fri, Oct. 11 (6 a.m. to 7 p.m.), Sat, Oct. 12 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), and Mon, Oct. 14 (6 a.m. to 9 p.m.).

• Clearwater Main Library, 100 N. Osceola Ave., Clearwater – Sat, Oct. 12 (noon to 5 p.m.) and Mon, Oct. 14 (10 a.m. to 7 p.m.).

• Countryside Library, 2642 Sabal Springs Dr., Clearwater – Sat, Oct. 12 (noon-5 p.m.), Sun, Oct. 13 (noon-5 p.m.) and Mon, Oct. 14 (10 a.m.-7 p.m.).

• Countryside Recreation Center, 2640 Sabal Springs Dr., Clearwater – Sat, Oct. 12 (8 a.m.-5 p.m.) and Mon, Oct. 14 (5 a.m.-8:30 p.m.).

Dunedin

• Dunedin City Hall, 737 Louden Ave., Dunedin – Fri, Sat, Sun (Oct. 11-13), 8 a.m – 5 p.m. – Free pre-packaged meals and water while supplies last

Largo

• Resurrection Episcopal Church, 10888 126th Ave N., Largo – Mon – Wed (Oct. 14-16), 10a.m. – 4p.m.

Oldsmar

• Oldsmar Public Library, 400 St. Petersburg Dr. E. – Mon & Tues 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. / Wed. & Thurs 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. / Friday-Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.)

• Community UM Church, 207 Buckingham Ave. E. (hours vary daily)

South Pasadena

• City Hall, 7047 Sunset Drive South

St. Pete Beach

• St. Pete Beach Community Center, 7701 Boca Ciega Dr., St. Pete Beach – 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily

• Warren Webster building, 1500 Pass-A-Grille Way – Showers available; Free pre-packaged meals and water while supplies last

St. Petersburg

Available supplies (while supplies last) at all St. Petersburg sites: Bottled water, battery packs, cleanup kits, storage bins, tarps, free prepackaged meals and water

• Frank Pierce Recreation Center, 2000 7th St. S., St. Petersburg – Sat, Oct. 12, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. & Sun, Oct. 13, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

• Childs Park Recreation Center, 4301 13th Ave. S., St. Petersburg – Sat, Oct. 12, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. & Sun, Oct. 13, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

• Roberts Recreation Center, 1246 50th Ave. N., St. Petersburg – Sat, Oct. 12, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. & Sun, Oct. 13, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Tarpon Springs

• Tarpon Springs Community Center, 400 S. Walton Ave., Tarpon Springs – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily – Includes hot showers (bring own towel if possible)

🔹FEEDING TAMPA provides fresh groceries at no cost from the neighborhood sites listed below. The schedule will be updated weekly.

To check the full schedule for the month, you can go to their webpage: https://feedingtampabay.org/findfood.

Receive Free Groceries For The Week

🔹ST. PETE FREE CLINIC distributes to over 50 food partners within Pinellas County. View their interactive map for a list of all food partners, and other local food resources.

🔹FEMA DISASTER RELIEF GRANTS are available to cover medical, housing, childcare, and other immediate needs.

Apply for a FEMA Disaster Assistance online

Apply by telephone number: 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) 

🔹DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE

Employment Assistance and Training Programs

Information on the Disaster Unemployment Assistance

File a Disaster Unemployment Claim online

File a claim by telephone number: 1-800-204-2418